The Colome Cowboys will head out on the road to challenge the Sunshine Bible Academy Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 53-12, which was the final score in Colome's tilt against Andes Central/Dakota Christian on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 151st, while Andes Central/Dakota Christian are ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, Sunshine Bible Academy played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Hitchcock-Tulare, falling 50-6. The Crusaders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-5.
They got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Ciera Mickelson and Dakota Boersma, who each put up two points. Mickelson also led the team in rebounds with seven.
Sunshine Bible Academy's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Colome, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-14.
Colome came up short against Sunshine Bible Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 38-25. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sunshine Bible Academy's Abby Hinman, who dropped a triple-double on 17 points, 12 boards, and 17 steals. Now that Colome knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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