Basketball Recap: Sioux Central Comes Up Short

Sioux Central came up into this matchup off a tough 28-point loss on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire Titans by a score of 59-56 on Friday. The Rebels were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Titans earlier this season, when they won 58-52.

This is the second loss in a row for Sioux Central and nudges their season record down to 11-7. As for Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season.

Looking ahead, Sioux Central will head out on the road to square off against Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Sioux Central surely won't give up without a fight. As for Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire, they will challenge Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.