On Friday, the Dakota Valley Panthers faced the Lennox Orioles in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Dakota Valley strolled past Lennox with points to spare, taking the game 72-58. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Dakota Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Logan Collette, who scored 18 points along with six assists. Another player making a difference was Jaxson Wingert, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds.
Dakota Valley is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Lennox, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-7.
Dakota Valley's road trip will continue as they head out to face Parker on February 27th. Dakota Valley is facing Parker at the right time seeing as Parker is stuck on a 11-game losing streak. As for Lennox, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Beresford at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Lennox is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in South Dakota (they are ranked 20th, while Beresford is ranked 77th).
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