Basketball Game Preview: Briggsdale Falcons vs. Arickaree Bison

Briggsdale is a perfect 4-0 against Arickaree since December of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Briggsdale Falcons will face off against the Arickaree Bison at 5:30 p.m. Briggsdale will be strutting in after a victory while Arickaree will be coming in after a defeat.

Briggsdale picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They came out on top against Hi-Plains by a score of 31-22.

Kayl Klem

Steals

03/01/25 vs Hi-Plains	8
02/28/25 vs Idalia	4
02/24/25 vs Otis	5
02/22/25 vs Akron	8
02/21/25 @ Arickaree	4
+ 18 more games

It was another big night for Kayl Klem, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 19 rebounds. She is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Libby Slinger, who posted five points and three steals.

Meanwhile, Arickaree was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. The matchup between Arickaree and Prairie didn't end well, with Arickaree falling 60-43.

Briggsdale will need to focus on slowing down Ja'Niya Smith, one of several Arickaree players who made an impact when they last played. She shot 42% from the field en route to 16 points. That was a full 37.2% of Arickaree's points, marking the fourth time in a row Smith has put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Raeya Schrock, who scored 15 points and five boards.

Briggsdale's win bumped their record up to 16-6. As for Arickaree, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-15.

Briggsdale didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Arickaree in their previous matchup last Friday, but they still walked away with a 37-33 victory. Does Briggsdale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Arickaree turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.