Even though the Western Warriors scored an imposing 61 points on Thursday, the Chaparral Cowboys still came out on top. Chaparral skirted past Western 63-61. This was payback for Chaparral, who suffered a 64-57 loss the last time these two teams met.
Qualib Ghallab was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 19 rebounds. The matchup was his fifth in a row with at least ten points. Rayshawn Armstead was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Chaparral pushed their record up to 2-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Western, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Chaparral and Shadow Ridge will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on January 2, 2024. Western will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Cimarron-Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on January 2, 2024. Cimarron-Memorial presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Western in Nevada (Cimarron-Memorial is ranked 19th, while Western is ranked 71st).
