The Hamlin Chargers will square off against the St. Thomas More Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hamlin comes in on ten and St. Thomas More on seven.
Last Thursday, Hamlin humbled Deuel with a 71-24 victory. The Chargers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Thomas More). They blew past Mahpiya Luta 76-51 on Tuesday. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Crusaders are ranked 73rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hamlin's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.4 points over those games. As for St. Thomas More, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.
Hamlin was dealt a bruising 61-32 loss at the hands of St. Thomas More in their previous meeting back in January of 2021. Can Hamlin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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