Yankton is on a 16-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Douglas a 13-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Saturday. The Yankton Bucks/Gazelles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Douglas Patriots at 1:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Friday, Yankton didn't have quite enough to beat Spearfish and fell 50-47. While losing is never fun, the Bucks/Gazelles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Spartans are ranked 21st).
Meanwhile, Douglas had to suffer through a 58-30 loss at the hands of Brookings.
Douglas' loss dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Yankton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-20.
Yankton took their win against Douglas in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 56-35. Does Yankton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Douglas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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