On Friday, Dakota Valley faced Lennox in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Dakota Valley Panthers fell 58-49 to the Lennox Orioles. The Panthers have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Luke Bruns
| 02/28/25 vs Lennox | 22 |
| 02/22/25 vs Sioux City East | 28 |
| 02/21/25 @ Madison | 20 |
| 02/14/25 @ Dell Rapids | 26 |
| 02/11/25 @ Vermillion | 18 |
| + 16 more games |
Defeat or not, Dakota Valley got some senior leadership from Luke Bruns and Logan Collette. Bruns almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds, while Collette posted 13 points and five assists. Bruns' evening made it 21 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Reinhardt, who scored two points and six boards.
Dakota Valley's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Lennox, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 16-4.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Dakota Valley will be playing at home against Beresford at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dakota Valley has given up an average of 57.4 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. As for Lennox, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Canton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Lennox's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Canton has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road.
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