The Watertown Arrows will venture away from home to challenge the Harrisburg Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Friday, Watertown was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 57-52 to Huron. While losing is never fun, the Arrows can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Tigers are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, Harrisburg had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 66-51 win over the Knights.
Harrisburg pushed their record up to 17-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.9 points over those games. As for Watertown, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season.
Watertown lost to Harrisburg on the road by a decisive 71-56 margin in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Watertown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
