The Sierra Vista Mountain Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Cheyenne Desert Shields at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sierra Vista knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Cheyenne likes a good challenge.
Sierra Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Clark, who was ranked 17th at the time (Sierra Vista was ranked third). Sierra Vista walked away with a 65-56 victory over Clark on Monday.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne came up short against Somerset Sky Pointe on Monday and fell 71-58. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (57), the Desert Shields still had to take the loss.
Sierra Vista pushed their record up to 18-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.8 points per game. As for Cheyenne, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Sierra Vista against Cheyenne when the teams last played on January 9th, as the squad secured a 74-40 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sierra Vista since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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