The Choteau Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Dutton-Brady DiamondBacks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Saturday, Choteau suffered a rough 50-25 loss at the hands of the Cowboys. Choteau has not had much luck with the Cowboys recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Dutton-Brady and the Badgers squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the DiamondBacks had to settle for second. Their rough 45-24 defeat to the Badgers might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Dutton-Brady can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Badgers are ranked 48th).
Choteau has not been sharp recently as the team's lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season. As for Dutton-Brady, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-9.
Choteau was able to grind out a solid win over the DiamondBacks when the teams last played back in January, winning 36-27. Does Choteau have another victory up their sleeve, or will the DiamondBacks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.