The Baltic Bulldogs will head out to face off against the Canton C-Hawks at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Canton took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Baltic, who comes in off a win.
Baltic took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 42-41 win over Elkton/Lake Benton. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Elks recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 118-51, which was the final score in Canton's tilt against Sioux Falls Christian last Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the C-Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Chargers are ranked first).
Baltic now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Canton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-13.
Baltic strolled past Canton in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 73-59. The rematch might be a little tougher for Baltic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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