Chaz Mack
Cochise College men’s basketball team traveled to Sells, AZ on Saturday night and came back with a 92-78 win over the Jegos. This moves the Apaches win streak to four straight games, and they currently sit alone at the top of the ACCAC, at 10-3 in conference play with nine games remaining.
Cochise is back to their lead like they were at the beginning of the year, being one of the nation’s highest-scoring teams, averaging 85 points per game during their win streak.
Emanual Shepherd
Cochise was led by Emanual Shepherd, who finished with 21 points on a 9-11 shooting performance from the field. Shepherd also made all three of his free throws. Justin Jones was able to knock
down four 3-pointers, finishing with 16 points. Freshman Chaz Mack added a double-double with 12 points and an impressive 14 rebounds
Head Coach Jerry Carrillo had this to say about the victory, “We were able to pull out another win at a tough place to play. I thought we had good energy to start, and that will continue to be the key to our success as we move down this last stretch of the regular season. Practice will continue to be a very important time for us as we need to focus one day at a time.”
Cochise has found a nice rhythm and will look to continue its success on the road at Chandler-Gilbert on Wednesday night.