The Wagner Red Raiders will square off against the Gregory Gorillas at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Wagner beat Chamberlain 61-51. The victory continues a trend for the Red Raiders in their matchups with the Cubs: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Gregory came tearing into Saturday's match with 13 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.2 points), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 49-36 win over the Jaguars. Given the Gorillas' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Jaguars are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wagner's victory bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Gregory, their win bumped their record up to 18-2.
Wagner was dealt a bruising 61-32 loss at the hands of Gregory when the teams last played back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gregory's Cruz Klundt, who almost dropped a double-double with 23 points and nine boards. Now that Wagner knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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