Basketball Game Preview: Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds vs. Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots

Warbirds

Points

02/13/25 vs DeSmet	51
02/08/25 @ Sanborn Central/Woonsocket	54
02/06/25 vs Wessington Springs	45
02/04/25 @ Kimball/White Lake	57
01/28/25 @ Sunshine Bible Academy	65
+ 12 more games

Wolsey-Wessington is a perfect 10-0 against Hitchcock-Tulare since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds will host the Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots at 8:00 p.m. Wolsey-Wessington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.4 points per game this season.

Hitchcock-Tulare is facing Wolsey-Wessington at the wrong time: Wolsey-Wessington suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 53-51.

Wolsey-Wessington's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Caleb Richmond, who posted 19 points and seven rebounds, and Moshe Richmond, who went 7-for-15 to rack up 18 points and eight boards. Peyton Rainford was another key player, putting up three points.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-38, which was the final score in Hitchcock-Tulare's tilt against Aberdeen Christian on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Knights are ranked 31st).

Hitchcock-Tulare's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Wolsey-Wessington, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 13-4.

Everything came up roses for Wolsey-Wessington against Hitchcock-Tulare when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 69-31 victory. In that game, Wolsey-Wessington amassed a halftime lead of 47-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.