The Hodgeman County Longhorns will challenge the Cheylin Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hodgeman County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season.
Hodgeman County is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against South Central on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hodgeman County was outmatched by South Central and fell 58-31. The match marked the Longhorns' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Kendall Burns
| 02/21/25 @ South Central | 6 |
| 12/20/24 vs Ashland | 4 |
| 02/17/25 @ Satanta | 2 |
| 02/14/25 vs Ingalls | 2 |
| 02/04/25 vs Meade | 2 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kendall Burns, who posted three points and six steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Hazen Rydquist, who had 11 points.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Cheylin had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They breezed past the Kats to the tune of 63-30. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 25 points or more this season.
Hodgeman County better focus on containing Landon Schoenberger and Andrew Wright as the pair were huge in Cheylin's win. Schoenberger earned 34 points along with six rebounds and four steals, while Wright scored 18 points and eight steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Schoenberger has scored at least a third of Cheylin's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Hendricks, who put up four points and five assists.
Cheylin was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They are 7-2 when they've passed the ball that well.
Hodgeman County's defeat dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Cheylin, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-10 record.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Hodgeman County has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 29.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Cheylin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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