Basketball Game Preview: Tiospa Zina Wambdi vs. Groton Tigers

The Tiospa Zina Wambdi will take on the Groton Tigers at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. Tiospa Zina will come in still looking for their first win of the season.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-24, which was the final score in Tiospa Zina's tilt against Hankinson on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wambdi can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 133rd in South Dakota, while the Pirates are ranked 14th in North Dakota).

Groton might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 63-55 to Lennox, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Orioles: they've now lost four in a row.

Tiospa Zina's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Groton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.

Tiospa Zina took a serious blow against Groton when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 71-44. Will Tiospa Zina have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.