The Cheney Blackhawks will venture away from home to square off against the Walla Walla Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cheney knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Walla Walla likes a good challenge.
Cheney will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Pullman, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Blackhawks snuck past the Greyhounds with a 63-57 win on Friday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Blackhawks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Greyhounds are ranked ninth).
Ashton Huse had a dynamite game, going 7-for-10 from beyond the arc en route to 25 points and five assists. Another player making a difference was Kade Adderley, who shot 63% from the field to rack up 10 points and eight rebounds.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Cheney was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Walla Walla was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 64-63 to Hermiston.
Walla Walla's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Cheney, their win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-2.
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