Basketball Game Preview: Bison Cardinals vs. Dupree Tigers

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2024, 4:10am

Preview: Bison Cardinals vs. Dupree Tigers

The Bison Cardinals will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Dupree Tigers at 7:00 p.m.

On Saturday, things could have been worse for Bison, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 52-36 loss to Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig/Mott-Regent].

Despite the loss, Bison got a solid performance out of Rylee Veal, who scored 16 points along with two steals. That was a full 44.4% of Bison's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kyle Stadler, who scored ten points along with two steals.

Meanwhile, it was close, but two weeks ago Dupree sidestepped Harding County for a 54-52 win.

Bison's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Dupree, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-3.

Bison came up short against Dupree in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 50-40. Will Bison have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.