The Mitchell Kernels and the Roosevelt Rough Riders will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Mitchell will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
On Friday, Mitchell was able to grind out a solid victory over Pierre T.F. Riggs, taking the game 53-44. Given the Kernels' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Governors are ranked 59th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt came up short against Washington on Friday and fell 55-42. The Rough Riders haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Mitchell pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points over those games. As for Roosevelt, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Mitchell didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Roosevelt in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 42-38 victory. Does Mitchell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roosevelt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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