The Chippewa Chipps will take on the Tuslaw Mustangs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Chippewa sitting on six straight wins and Tuslaw on five.
Chippewa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They managed a 42-38 victory over Lake Catholic. Given the Chipps' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Cougars are ranked 301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tuslaw got the win against Berkshire on Tuesday by a conclusive 56-30. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Chippewa better keep an eye on Breanna McCabe. She was instrumental in Tuslaw's win, dropping a double-double with 21 points and 11 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which McCabe has scored at least a third of Tuslaw's points. Another player making a difference was Destiny Dulkoski, who posted six points along with nine rebounds and eight assists.
Chippewa's win bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Tuslaw, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-6.
Chippewa strolled past Tuslaw in their previous meeting back in February of 2016 by a score of 57-41. Will Chippewa repeat their success, or does Tuslaw have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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