Basketball Game Preview: Stephen-Argyle Central Storm vs. Grafton Spoilers

By Team Reports Feb 18, 2024, 4:17am

Preview: Stephen-Argyle Central Storm vs. Grafton Spoilers

Stephen-Argyle Central is 0-4 against Grafton since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Stephen-Argyle Central Storm will head out on the road to square off against the Grafton Spoilers at 1:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Stephen-Argyle Central has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Grafton will arrive with five straight wins.

Last Thursday, Stephen-Argyle Central ended up a good deal behind Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] and lost 60-44. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Stephen-Argyle Central in their matchups with Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County]: they've now lost six in a row.

Meanwhile, even though Central Cass scored an imposing 72 points on Friday, Grafton still came out on top. Grafton took down Central Cass 90-72. Given Grafton's advantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while Central Cass is ranked 28th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Stephen-Argyle Central dropped their record down to 6-22 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Grafton, their win bumped their record up to 15-3.

Stephen-Argyle Central was taken down by Grafton 92-64 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Can Stephen-Argyle Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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