The Silverado Skyhawks will square off against the Cheyenne Desert Shields at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Silverado and three for Cheyenne.
Silverado fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Desert Pines on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 64-62.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 72-44 loss at the hands of Somerset Academy Losee. The Desert Shields were down 52-28 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Silverado will have to keep a close watch on Jason Eagles and Elias Santos-Brown, a pair of players who had a big impact on Cheyenne's prior game. Eagles almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards, while Santos-Brown went 5 for 12 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Santos-Brown a new career-high in points.
Silverado's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Cheyenne, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.
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