Basketball Game Preview: Sioux Central Rebels vs. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire Titans

The Sioux Central Rebels and the Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire Titans, after both having extra time off, will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Sioux Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire likes a good challenge.

Sioux Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Pocahontas to the tune of 81-46 last Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Rebels in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won seven in a row.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 71-41, which was the final score in Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire's tilt against Okoboji last Saturday. The Titans have struggled against the Pioneers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Sioux Central's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.

Sioux Central couldn't quite finish off Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire when the teams last played back in February and fell 59-56. Can the Rebels avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.