The Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah] Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Richland Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah] is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.
Last Monday, Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah] lost to Hankinson at home by a decisive 67-51 margin. While losing is never fun, Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah] can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 107th in South Dakota, while Hankinson is ranked 20th in North Dakota).
Meanwhile, Richland ended up a good deal behind Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] on Monday and lost 59-44.
Despite the defeat, Richland got a solid performance out of Nick Mjoness, who scored 16 points. That was a full 36.4% of Richland's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Wade Gorder, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah]'s defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-12. As for Richland, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah] might still be hurting after the 60-37 defeat they got from Richland in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Can Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah] avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
