Basketball Game Preview: Clark/Willow Lake Cyclones vs. Deuel Cardinals

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Previous Games

01/12/24 - Away	53-45 W
01/13/23 - Home	60-40 W
01/27/22 - Away	63-58 W
01/28/21 - Home	56-37 W
03/06/20 - Home	59-46 W
+ 5 more games

Clark/Willow Lake is 9-1 against Deuel since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Clark/Willow Lake Cyclones will square off against the Deuel Cardinals at 8:00 p.m.

Clark/Willow Lake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Castlewood, who was ranked third at the time (Clark/Willow Lake was ranked 17th). Clark/Willow Lake fell 50-38 to Castlewood on Tuesday. The contest marked the Cyclones' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

While Deuel didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They claimed a resounding 70-32 victory over Arlington. That 38 point margin sets a new team best for Deuel this season.

Deuel's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Clark/Willow Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.

Clark/Willow Lake was able to grind out a solid victory over Deuel in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 53-45. Does Clark/Willow Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Deuel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.