The Gayville-Volin Raiders will challenge the Corsica/Stickney Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Gayville-Volin sitting on ten straight victories and Corsica/Stickney on three.
Gayville-Volin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 82-30 win over Flandreau Indian. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Indians are ranked 156th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Corsica/Stickney got the win against Jones County on Friday by a conclusive 60-40. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
Gayville-Volin pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.3 points over those games. As for Corsica/Stickney, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
Gayville-Volin was taken down by Corsica/Stickney 60-25 in their previous matchup back in December of 2020. Can Gayville-Volin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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