The Garretson Blue Dragons will venture away from home to take on the Parker Pheasants at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Garretson has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Friday, Garretson was able to grind out a solid win over Elkton/Lake Benton, taking the game 63-53.
Meanwhile, Parker was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 64-45 bruising from Parkston. While losing is never fun, the Pheasants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Trojans are ranked 29th).
The victory got Garretson back to even at 9-9. As for Parker, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.
Garretson didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Parker in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 63-58 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Garretson since the team 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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