The Kadoka Kougars will take on the Jones County Coyotes at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kadoka is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62 points per game this season.
Kadoka is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Colome: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Kadoka blew Colome out of the water with a 76-21 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 54-13.
| 01/11/25 @ Colome | 14 |
| 12/14/24 @ Faith | 10 |
| 01/12/24 vs White River | 9 |
| 01/30/24 vs Bennett County | 8 |
| 01/02/25 @ Wolsey-Wessington | 7 |
Kadoka's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Karson Eisenbraun, who went 7 of 9 en route to 14 points and four steals, and Kole Hermann, who made all 6 shots he took to post 16 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Eisenbraun a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dalton Grimes, who posted eight points.
Kadoka smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Jones County suffered their biggest loss since January 5, 2024 on Friday. They were beaten by Wall 68-41.
Kadoka's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Jones County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Kadoka and Jones County were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but Kadoka came up empty-handed after a 44-43 loss. Can Kadoka avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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