Basketball Recap: Washington Takes Down Ranked Stevens

On Friday, Washington faced Stevens in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Washington Warriors snuck past the Stevens Raiders with a 63-59 victory. For the Warriors, this counts as revenge for the 52-42 win the Raiders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

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Previous 5 Games (Home)

02/28/25 vs Stevens	63-59
02/21/25 vs Roosevelt	67-47
02/18/25 vs Mitchell	64-48
02/07/25 vs Watertown	63-38
01/28/25 vs Lincoln	52-31

Washington's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points over those games. As for Stevens, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-5.

Looking ahead, Washington will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Rapid City Central at 12:30 p.m. One thing working in Washington's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games. As for Stevens, they are taking a road trip to take on Lincoln at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Stevens is facing Lincoln at the right time seeing as Lincoln is stuck on an 18-game losing streak.