Chico was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They took a blow against the Slidell Greyhounds, falling 76-37. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1431st, while the Greyhounds are ranked 457th).
When it comes to explaining why Chico lost, don't look at Jordan Weiland. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 24 points and 16 boards. That was a full 64.9% of Chico's points, marking the 13th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Chico's loss dropped their record down to 11-17. As for Slidell, they pushed their record up to 22-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Chico will square off against Era at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Slidell, they will take on Lindsay at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Slidell's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten games.
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