Platte/Geddes has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Wagner Red Raiders at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Platte/Geddes will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps South Dakota Rankings (they are ranked 94th, while Wagner is ranked eighth).
Last Tuesday, things could have been worse for Platte/Geddes, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 55-40 loss to Winner.
Meanwhile, Wagner came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past Vermillion 57-54.
Platte/Geddes' defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Wagner, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Platte/Geddes was dealt a bruising 81-13 defeat at the hands of Wagner in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can Platte/Geddes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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