The matchup between Lincoln and Watertown on Tuesday hardly resembled the 31-28 effort from their previous meeting. The Lincoln Patriots put the hurt on the Watertown Arrows with a sharp 76-50 victory. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Arrows are ranked 97th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Patriots
02/04/25 vs Watertown | 76-50 |
02/01/25 @ Tea | 52-18 |
The win made it two in a row for Lincoln and bumps their season record up to 12-1. As for Watertown, they dropped their record down to 4-10 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lincoln will welcome Brookings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln is facing Brookings at the right time seeing as Brookings is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Watertown, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Washington at 7:00 p.m.
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