The Choctaw County Tigers just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Shields Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Choctaw County turned things around against Sweet Water on Tuesday. They blew past the Bulldogs 64-39. The Tigers pushed the score to 51-29 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had little chance of recovering from.
| 01/14/25 vs Sweet Water | 11 |
| 11/20/24 vs Johnson | 9 |
| 01/03/25 vs Marengo | 8 |
| 12/16/24 vs Fruitdale | 7 |
| 01/22/24 @ Sweet Water | 6 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Choctaw County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jarrod Chaney, who posted seven points along with 11 assists and five steals. Those 11 assists gave Chaney a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nehemiah Adams, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 12 points and three steals.
Chaney wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Choctaw County was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Shields blew past Sweet Water, posting a 68-33 victory. That looming 68-33 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Panthers yet this season.
Shields now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Choctaw County, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-10.
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