The Yankton Bucks/Gazelles are taking a road trip to square off against the Stevens Raiders at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Yankton is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Yankton didn't have quite enough to beat Pierre T.F. Riggs and fell 49-47.
Meanwhile, Stevens came up short against Brandon Valley on Saturday and fell 52-39. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Lynx are ranked ninth).
Yankton's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Stevens, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.
Yankton and Stevens were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but Yankton came up empty-handed after a 40-39 defeat. Can Yankton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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