Dakota Valley is a perfect 10-0 against Beresford since December of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Dakota Valley Panthers will welcome the Beresford Watchdogs at 6:00 p.m. 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.
Dakota Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Lennox, who was ranked tenth at the time (Dakota Valley was ranked 18th). Dakota Valley took a 58-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lennox on Friday. The Panthers have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat 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 |
Loss 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. Another player making a difference was Seth Reinhardt, who put up two points and six boards.
Beresford not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since January 24th. Everything went their way against Freeman Academy/Marion as Beresford made off with a 73-53 victory.
Dakota Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Beresford, their win bumped their record up to 12-8.
Dakota Valley strolled past Beresford when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 78-60. Does Dakota Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Beresford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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