Cardinals
| 02/01/25 vs Liberty Tree Academy | 73 |
| 12/21/24 vs Douglas | 69 |
| 01/14/25 vs Hemingford | 55 |
| 01/17/25 vs Alliance | 53 |
| 12/13/24 vs Gordon-Rushville | 49 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chadron). They took their matchup on Saturday with ease, bagging a 73-14 win over the Liberty Tree Academy War Eagles. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cardinals had established a 45 point advantage.
Chadron was led to victory by Jezy Alcorn and Sophie Watson. Alcorn went 6 for 8 en route to 12 points in addition to seven boards and four steals, while Watson posted seven points along with seven steals and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Watson a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Cali Hendrickson, who had five points and seven boards.
Chadron was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Liberty Tree Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Melody Pruitt, who earned eight points and eight rebounds, and Isabella Serna, who scored no points. Pruitt is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games she's played. Brie Seidl also deserves some recognition as she pulled down her first rebound of the season.
Chadron pushed their record up to 11-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Liberty Tree Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Chadron has already played their next matchup (against Hill City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Liberty Tree Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 28-26 defeat against The Colorado Springs School on the 4th.
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