The Spearfish Spartans will venture away from home to take on the Brookings Bobcats at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Spearfish will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Spearfish is headed into the match having just posted their closest victory since January 30th on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Yankton, sneaking past 50-47. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Bucks/Gazelles are ranked 116th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Brookings, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Douglas 58-30. The Bobcats haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Brookings now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Spearfish, their victory was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
Spearfish beat Brookings 64-51 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spearfish since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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