The Cheyenne Desert Shields will head out to challenge the Silverado Skyhawks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Cheyenne and five for Silverado.
Cheyenne is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Somerset Academy Losee on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cheyenne was dealt a 72-44 defeat at the hands of Somerset Academy Losee. The Desert Shields were down 52-28 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
| 01/16/25 @ Somerset Academy Losee | 14 |
| 12/30/24 vs Valley | 12 |
| 12/07/24 vs Somerset Sky Pointe | 11 |
| 12/27/24 vs South Anchorage | 10 |
| 12/07/24 vs Bonanza | 9 |
Despite the loss, Cheyenne had strong showings from Jason Eagles, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds, and Elias Santos-Brown, who went 5 of 12 en route to 14 points and five boards. Those 14 points gave Santos-Brown a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Silverado fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Desert Pines on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 64-62.
Cheyenne's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Silverado, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
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