Basketball Recap: Cheylin Comes Up Short

Cheylin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by Logan/Palco 66-29. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by exactly 37 points.

Cheylin lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Landon Schoenberger, who posted nine points. Schoenberger has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Andrew Wright, who scored eight points.

Rhett Kats was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 12 boards for Logan/Palco. That makes it six consecutive games in which Kats has scored at least a third of Logan/Palco's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Case Ashmore, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 11 points.

Cheylin now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Logan/Palco, the win keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Cheylin and Wauneta-Palisade will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another on January 7, 2025. As for Logan/Palco, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Decatur Community at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Logan/Palco is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.7 points per game this season.