The Chambers/Wheeler Central Renegades will square off against the Boyd County Spartans at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Chambers/Wheeler Central is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Chambers/Wheeler Central is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since February 20, 2024 on Tuesday. They were dealt a 63-32 loss at the hands of Stuart. The game marked the Renegades' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Boyd County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 65-53 win over Ainsworth on Tuesday. With that victory, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 50.3 points per game.
Boyd County's win came from a few key players Chambers/Wheeler Central will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cash Sinclair, who went 10 for 19 on his way to 24 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Issac Jensen, who went 8 of 9 on his way to 19 points and six rebounds.
Boyd County was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Chambers/Wheeler Central's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Boyd County, they moved to 7-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Chambers/Wheeler Central came up short against Boyd County when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 44-40. Thankfully for Chambers/Wheeler Central, Derris Hansen (who went 7 of 15 on his way to 20 points in addition to six boards and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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