Basketball Recap: Flandreau Falls Short Against Ranked West Central

On Friday, Flandreau faced West Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Flandreau Fliers came up short against the West Central Trojans, falling 54-30. Having soared to a lofty 58 points in the game before, the Fliers couldn't push the score so high this time.

Flandreau's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5. As for West Central, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-2.

Flandreau has already played their next contest (against Dell Rapids), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. West Central will take on Hamlin at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Hamlin's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matchups.