The South Sioux City Cardinals will take on the Oakland-Craig Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Sioux City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.9 points per game this season.
South Sioux City took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Norfolk, sneaking past 58-55. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Cardinals as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
| 01/11/25 vs Norfolk | 19 |
| 12/14/24 vs Winnebago | 16 |
| 01/04/25 @ St. Albert | 15 |
| 12/30/24 vs Laurel-Concord-Coleridge | 13 |
| 01/07/25 @ Sioux City East | 9 |
South Sioux City got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaden Painter out in front who went 8 of 15 en route to 19 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Painter a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Paul Turner, who posted 11 points in addition to six assists and five steals.
Meanwhile, Oakland-Craig entered their game against Bancroft-Rosalie on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Oakland-Craig took a 53-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bancroft-Rosalie.
Oakland-Craig's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-3. As for South Sioux City, their victory bumped their record up to 5-8.
South Sioux City came up short against Oakland-Craig in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 55-49. Can South Sioux City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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