Basketball Game Preview: Lyman Raiders vs. Stanley County Buffalos

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Previous Games

01/11/24 - Away	75-49 W
01/12/23 - Home	57-41 W
01/13/22 - Away	52-34 W
12/11/20 - Home	52-51 W
12/13/19 - Away	56-20 W
+ 5 more games

Lyman is 10-0 against Stanley County since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lyman Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Stanley County Buffalos at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lyman has six straight victories, Stanley County has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Lyman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Kadoka, who was ranked 20th at the time (Lyman was ranked eighth). Lyman secured a 54-49 W over Kadoka on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Stanley County came up short against Potter County co-op [Gettysburg/Hoven] on Tuesday and fell 32-22.

Lyman pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Stanley County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.

Everything went Lyman's way against Stanley County when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as Lyman made off with a 75-49 victory. Does Lyman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stanley County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.