Wagner hasn't had much luck against McCook Central/Montrose recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Wagner Red Raiders will challenge the McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
McCook Central/Montrose will be up against a hot Wagner squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Wagner breezed past Platte/Geddes to the tune of 66-27 on Friday. Given the Red Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Black Panthers are ranked 123rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and McCook Central/Montrose had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against Hanson on Tuesday as McCook Central/Montrose made off with a 57-36 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fighting Cougars.
Wagner pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points over those games. As for McCook Central/Montrose, their victory bumped their record up to 11-12.
Wagner couldn't quite finish off McCook Central/Montrose in their previous matchup back in February of 2021 and fell 62-60. Can Wagner avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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