If Hot Springs was feeling good fresh off their 77-19 takedown of Oelrichs last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hot Springs Bison took a 51-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Upton Bobcats. While losing is never fun, the Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 121st in South Dakota, while the Bobcats are ranked fourth in Wyoming).
Hot Springs' loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Upton, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
The future could be bright for both Hot Springs and Upton: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Hot Springs will look to extend Belle Fourche's five-game losing streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on January 30th. Meanwhile, Upton will try to hand Arvada-Clearmont their fourth-straight defeat when the two meet at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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