Garretson and Baltic are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Garretson Blue Dragons will head out to face off against the Baltic Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Garretson came up short against Flandreau and fell 58-47. While losing is never fun, the Blue Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Fliers are ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, Baltic hadn't done well against McCook Central/Montrose recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Baltic took down McCook Central/Montrose 50-36.
Garretson dropped their record down to 6-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points per game. As for Baltic, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Garretson ended up a good deal behind Baltic in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, losing 58-39. Can Garretson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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