Wessington Springs and Wolsey-Wessington are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Wessington Springs Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wessington Springs is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 12 games.
Last Tuesday, Wessington Springs was able to grind out a solid win over Iroquois/Lake Preston, taking the game 70-59. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Iroquois/Lake Preston are ranked 103rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Wolsey-Wessington took their match on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 57-26 victory over Kimball/White Lake. The Warbirds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 27 points or more this season.
Wessington Springs' win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Wolsey-Wessington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-3.
Wessington Springs came out on top in a nail-biter against Wolsey-Wessington in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 58-56. Will Wessington Springs repeat their success, or does Wolsey-Wessington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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