After flying high against Swink last Saturday, Cheyenne Wells came back down to earth. The Cheyenne Wells Tigers fell 47-38 to the McClave Cardinals on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Cardinals are ranked 22nd).
Paige Ryser
| 02/21/25 @ McClave | 5 |
| 02/15/25 @ Swink | 4 |
| 02/14/25 vs Eads | 5 |
| 02/08/25 @ Wiley | 9 |
| 02/07/25 vs Kit Carson | 3 |
| + 13 more games |
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Paige Ryser, who posted 11 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. Ryser is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in each of the last 18 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Evan Scheimer, who had seven points and ten boards.
Abrielle Gomez was her usual excellent self, putting up 22 points and eight rebounds for McClave. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Melgoza, who earned eight points and six boards.
Cheyenne Wells' loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for McClave, their victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-2.
Coming up, Cheyenne Wells won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Holly at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cheyenne Wells is facing Holly at the right time seeing as Holly is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for McClave, they will also get right back to it: they'll challenge Burlington at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. McClave's defense has only allowed 29.8 points per game this season, so Burlington's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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