The Cheyenne Wells Tigers will head out to challenge the Hi-Plains Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cheyenne Wells has five straight wins, Hi-Plains has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Cheyenne Wells is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] 76-24 on Friday. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Hi-Plains played a tough contest last Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Kit Carson, falling 57-25. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-12.
Cheyenne Wells will need focus on slowing down Gabe Harvie, one of several Hi-Plains players who made an impact when they last played. He posted ten points. The dominant performance gave Harvie a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Ian Ayres, who put up six points and six rebounds.
Cheyenne Wells has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Hi-Plains, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Cheyenne Wells strolled past Hi-Plains when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 45-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cheyenne Wells since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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