The Farwell Steers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Christoval Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully Farwell focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Tuesday.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Farwell walked away with it. They strolled past the Whirlwinds with points to spare, taking the game 59-43. Given Farwell's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Floydada is ranked 161st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Farwell relied on the efforts of Kennedi Richey, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and two steals, and Isabella Jaime, who scored 16 points along with three steals. Jaime is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Landri Richey, who scored nine points along with four blocks.
Meanwhile, Christoval waltzed into their match on Tuesday with 13 straight wins but they left with 14. They managed a 48-44 victory over Sundown.
Farwell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 24 of their last 25 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-3 record this season. As for Christoval, their victory bumped their record up to 30-7.
Farwell was able to grind out a solid victory over Christoval in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 41-32. Does Farwell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Christoval turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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