Basketball Recap: Kidder County co-op [Steele/Tappen] Comes Up Short

Kidder County co-op [Steele/Tappen] lost against LaMoure/Litchville-Marion back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Kidder County co-op [Steele/Tappen] Pirates lost to the LaMoure/Litchville-Marion Loboes on the road by a 52-36 margin. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Loboes are ranked 33rd).

Kidder County co-op [Steele/Tappen] has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for LaMoure/Litchville-Marion, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3.

Kidder County co-op [Steele/Tappen] does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for LaMoure/Litchville-Marion, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (LaMoure/Litchville-Marion has won six straight at home, while Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change.