Basketball Game Preview: Iroquois/Lake Preston vs. Highmore/Harrold Pirates

Iroquois/Lake Preston will challenge the Highmore/Harrold Pirates at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Iroquois/Lake Preston has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight defeats, while Highmore/Harrold will come in with five straight victories.

Iroquois/Lake Preston might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 59-31 to DeSmet, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.

Meanwhile, Highmore/Harrold didn't have too much trouble with Sully Buttes on Friday as they won 50-34.

Highmore/Harrold's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.3 points per game. As for Iroquois/Lake Preston, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.

Iroquois/Lake Preston suffered a grim 46-22 defeat to Highmore/Harrold in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Iroquois/Lake Preston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.