The Rapid City Christian Comets will head out to challenge the Stevens Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Rapid City Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Stevens likes a good challenge.
Rapid City Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Lead-Deadwood 67-23. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Golddiggers are ranked 142nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Stevens earned a 60-47 victory over Harrisburg on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Stevens pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points over those games. As for Rapid City Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Rapid City Christian came up short against Stevens in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, falling 40-34. Can Rapid City Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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