Cheylin and Northern Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Cheylin Cougars will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Northern Valley Huskies at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Cheylin's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Northern Valley has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Tuesday, Cheylin escaped with a win against Wauneta-Palisade by the margin of a single free throw, 54-53. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 24th in Kansas, while the Broncos are ranked 156th in Nebraska), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Northern Valley played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 71-28 loss at the hands of Alma. The Huskies were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-19.
Northern Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Cheylin, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Cheylin didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Northern Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 50-46 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Northern Valley's Austyn Cox, who went 5 of 12 on her way to 18 points along with seven boards and three steals. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Cheylin to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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