Basketball Game Preview: South Bison vs. Thunder Basin Bolts

South is 1-9 against Thunder Basin since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Bison will look to defend their home court against the Thunder Basin Bolts at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

South is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Central and fell 64-28. The match marked the Bison's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Thunder Basin faced Sheridan in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Thunder Basin received a blow as they fell 66-50 to Sheridan. The Bolts have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.

Thunder Basin's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for South, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.

South took a serious blow against Thunder Basin in their previous matchup back in January, falling 85-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thunder Basin's Gibson Williams, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Now that South knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.