Wray and Chase County are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Wray Eagles will welcome the Chase County Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wray will be strutting in after a win while Chase County will be coming in after a loss.
Wray is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 65-52 victory over Burlington on Saturday.
Aaron Tena was nothing short of spectacular: he went 8 of 10 on his way to 20 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Trejo, who posted eight points in addition to eight assists and five steals.
Wray was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Chase County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 76-41 loss at the hands of Ogallala. The Longhorns were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-11.
Chase County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Wray, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Wray beat Chase County 57-50 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Chase County's Camron Lempke, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 16 points along with six boards and six steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wray still be able to contain Lempke? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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