Basketball Game Preview: Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] vs. Hatton/Northwood Thunder

Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] will head out on the road to square off against the Hatton/Northwood Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Warwick 91-8 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Meanwhile, Hatton/Northwood entered their tilt with Larimore on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They claimed a resounding 68-40 win over the Polar Bears. The Thunder have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 27 points or more this season.

Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie]'s victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Hatton/Northwood, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.

Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] was taken down by Hatton/Northwood 71-27 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.