The Harrisburg Tigers will square off against the Watertown Arrows at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harrisburg will be strutting in after a victory while Watertown will be coming in after a defeat.
Harrisburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: O'Gorman, who was ranked 18th at the time (Harrisburg was ranked 12th). Harrisburg took down O'Gorman 66-51 on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, Watertown was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 57-52 to Huron.
Harrisburg pushed their record up to 17-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.9 points over those games. As for Watertown, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season.
Harrisburg strolled past Watertown in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a score of 71-56. Does Harrisburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Watertown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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