Basketball Game Preview: Vermillion Tanagers vs. Crow Creek Chieftains

The Vermillion Tanagers will challenge the Crow Creek Chieftains at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Vermillion is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Sioux Falls Christian, who was ranked first at the time (Vermillion was ranked 18th). Vermillion fell 74-61 to Sioux Falls Christian on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (59), the Tanagers still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Crow Creek also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Todd County by a score of 70-57. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (56), the Chieftains still had to take the loss.

Crow Creek has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Vermillion, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.