The Jones County Coyotes will take on the Kadoka Kougars in a tournament on Thursday.
Jones County is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 5, 2024 on Friday. They were outmatched by Wall and fell 68-41.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kadoka). They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Colome 76-21. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 54-13.
Jones County better focus on containing Karson Eisenbraun and Kole Hermann as the pair were huge in Kadoka's win. Eisenbraun went 7 of 9 en route to 14 points and four steals, while Hermann made all 6 shots he took to post 16 points and three steals. Those four steals gave Eisenbraun a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dalton Grimes, who posted eight points.
Kadoka smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.
Jones County's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Kadoka, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Jones County barely slipped by Kadoka in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 44-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jones County 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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