Basketball Game Preview: Gayville-Volin Raiders vs. Colome Cowboys

The Gayville-Volin Raiders are taking a road trip to square off against the Colome Cowboys at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gayville-Volin has three straight wins, Colome has 32 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

If Gayville-Volin beats Colome with 55 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Gayville-Volin took down Burke 55-40 on Saturday.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-12, which was the final score in Colome's tilt against Burke on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Cougars are ranked 44th).

Gayville-Volin pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points per game. As for Colome, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.

Everything came up roses for Gayville-Volin against Colome in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 63-17 win. In that contest, Gayville-Volin amassed a halftime lead of 39-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.