The Colome Cowboys will challenge the Gayville-Volin Raiders at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Colome has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 32 straight losses, while Gayville-Volin will come in with three straight victories.
Last Thursday, Colome was beaten by Burke 56-12. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Cougars are ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, Gayville-Volin won against Viborg/Hurley on Thursday with 55 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Gayville-Volin enjoyed a cozy 55-40 win over Burke.
Gayville-Volin has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points per game. As for Colome, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Colome was dealt a bruising 63-17 loss at the hands of Gayville-Volin in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Colome was down 39-9.
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