Canton hasn't had much luck against Dell Rapids recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Canton C-Hawks will face off against the Dell Rapids Quarriers at 7:30 p.m.
Canton is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were dealt a 66-38 loss at the hands of Estelline/Hendricks. While losing is never fun, the C-Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while Estelline/Hendricks are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dell Rapids). They rang in the new year with a 63-51 win over Freeman on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Quarriers.
Dell Rapids had a senior duo take command as Tad Tjaden went 9 for 13 on his way to 27 points in addition to six assists and six boards and Jack Kloth almost dropped a triple-double on 16 points, nine rebounds, and nine blocks. With that strong performance, Tjaden is now averaging an impressive 16.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln Anderson, who posted seven points and six rebounds.
The victory got Dell Rapids back to even at 3-3. As for Canton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Canton came up short against Dell Rapids in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 65-61. Can Canton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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