Chester and Howard are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Chester Flyers will face off against the Howard Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Chester comes in on seven and Howard on 11.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Chester had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They managed a 42-37 win over the Hawks.
Meanwhile, Howard can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mitchell Christian 73-35 at home. Given Howard's advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Mitchell Christian is ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chester has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Howard, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Chester skirted past Howard 63-60 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Does Chester have another victory up their sleeve, or will Howard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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