The Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks will head out to challenge the Chinook Beeters at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chinook took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Chester-Joplin-Inverness, who comes in off a win.
Chester-Joplin-Inverness will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Box Elder, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Chester-Joplin-Inverness put the hurt on Box Elder with a sharp 65-39 win on Saturday. The Hawks pushed the score to 48-17 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Chinook faced Fairfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Chinook took a 34-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fairfield. The match marked the Beeters' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Chester-Joplin-Inverness' victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Chinook, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-1.
Chester-Joplin-Inverness came up short against Chinook in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 51-45. Can Chester-Joplin-Inverness avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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