The Cheyenne Desert Shields will face off against the Sierra Vista Mountain Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cheyenne has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Monday, Cheyenne came up short against Somerset Sky Pointe and fell 71-58. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (57), the Desert Shields still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Sierra Vista had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. They walked away with a 65-56 win over the Chargers.
Sierra Vista is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.9 points per game. As for Cheyenne, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season.
Cheyenne was dealt a bruising 74-40 loss at the hands of Sierra Vista in their previous matchup on January 9th. Will Cheyenne have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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