Cameron hasn't had much luck against Chillicothe recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Cameron Dragons will face off against the Chillicothe Hornets at 6:00 p.m.
Cameron is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They were beaten by St. Pius X 53-16. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 361st, while the Warriors are ranked 130th).
Meanwhile, Chillicothe had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Spoofhounds as they made off with a 59-33 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-16.
Cameron better focus on containing Liz Oliver and Lyla Beetsma as the pair were huge in Chillicothe's win. Oliver shot 40% from the field to rack up 17 points in addition to eight rebounds and seven assists, while Beetsma went 8-for-11 en route to 20 points and eight boards. Beetsma is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 47% in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lexy Smith, who posted ten points.
Chillicothe was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They are 16-2 when they've passed the ball that well.
Chillicothe's victory was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points over those games. As for Cameron, their loss dropped their record down to 7-20.
Cameron suffered a grim 62-37 defeat to Chillicothe when the teams last played on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Beetsma, who went 7-for-15 on her way to 18 points along with six steals and five boards. Now that Cameron knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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