Cheyenne hasn't had much luck against Somerset Academy Losee recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Cheyenne Desert Shields will be playing in front of their home fans against the Somerset Academy Losee Lions at 6:30 p.m.
Cheyenne is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They were dealt a 70-40 loss at the hands of Clark. While losing is never fun, the Desert Shields can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Chargers are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Somerset Academy Losee, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 64-52 win over Somerset Sky Pointe on Monday.
Cheyenne better keep an eye on Roderick Johnson. He was instrumental in Somerset Academy Losee's win, putting up 25 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Johnson has scored at least a third of Somerset Academy Losee's points. Another player making a difference was Antwan Jones, who posted ten points.
Somerset Academy Losee's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-11. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points per game. As for Cheyenne, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-20.
Cheyenne took a serious blow against Somerset Academy Losee in their previous meeting back in January, falling 72-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson, who earned 28 points. Now that Cheyenne knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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