The Cumby Trojans will be taking part in a tournament against the Liberty-Eylau Leopards at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Cumby has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Liberty-Eylau will come in with 16 straight victories.
Last Friday, Cumby was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 62-61 to Yantis.
Cumby's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Chett Vaughan, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds, and Chayton Vaughan, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 17 points along with six boards and five steals. That was a full 37.7% of Cumby's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakari Johnson, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 11 points and three steals.
While Liberty-Eylau didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Marshall Christian Academy 90-63 on Friday. The Leopards have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Cumby's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Liberty-Eylau, they pushed their record up to 15-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
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