Basketball Game Preview: Kadoka Kougars vs. White River Tigers

Kadoka is 1-9 against White River since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Kadoka Kougars will host the White River Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Kadoka knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully White River likes a good challenge.

Kadoka will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Philip, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Kadoka came out on top against Philip by a score of 68-57 on Friday. The Kougars pushed the score to 52-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Scotties cut but never quite recovered from.

Gus Stout

Points

02/28/25 @ Philip	17
02/24/25 @ Wall	21
02/21/25 @ Lyman	18
02/15/25 @ Belle Fourche	19

Kadoka's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gus Stout, who posted 17 points and five rebounds. Stout's big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kole Hermann, who had 15 points and eight boards.

Meanwhile, White River lost 69-45 to Lakota Tech on Friday. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

White River's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Kadoka, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.

Kadoka was able to grind out a solid win over White River in their previous meeting back in January, winning 65-56. Does Kadoka have another victory up their sleeve, or will White River turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.