The Thunder Basin Bolts will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Sioux Valley Cossacks at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Thunder Basin narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Riverton 46-43. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Thunder Basin.
Meanwhile, Sioux Valley entered their tilt with Beresford with four consecutive wins dating back to last season but they'll enter their next game with five. Sioux Valley blew past Beresford, posting a 74-41 victory at home. Given Sioux Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Beresford is ranked 113th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Thunder Basin's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Sioux Valley, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
