Basketball Game Preview: O'Gorman Knights vs. Rapid City Central Cobblers

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Previous Games

02/03/24 - Away	60-38 W
02/04/23 - Home	76-60 W
02/05/22 - Away	75-40 W
01/22/21 - Away	67-48 W
01/24/20 - Home	51-31 W
+ 5 more games

O'Gorman is a perfect 10-0 against Rapid City Central since January of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The two teams will face off at 2:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. The timing is sure in O'Gorman's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while Rapid City Central has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

On Friday, O'Gorman earned a 49-40 win over Stevens.

Meanwhile, Rapid City Central came up short against Brandon Valley on Friday and fell 60-50. While losing is never fun, the Cobblers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Lynx are ranked 11th).

O'Gorman has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Rapid City Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.

O'Gorman took their victory against Rapid City Central in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 60-38. Does O'Gorman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rapid City Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.