The Yankton Bucks/Gazelles will face off against the Sturgis Brown Scoopers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Yankton will be strutting in after a victory while Sturgis Brown will be coming in after a loss.
Yankton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Pierre T.F. Riggs, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Yankton was ranked 11th). Yankton blew past Pierre T.F. Riggs 35-7 on the road on Friday. Considering the Bucks/Gazelles have won three contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Sturgis Brown entered their match against Aberdeen Central on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Sturgis Brown and Aberdeen Central were almost perfectly matched up, but Sturgis Brown suffered an 18-17 defeat. That's two games in a row now that the Scoopers have lost by just one point.
Yankton now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Sturgis Brown, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Yankton against Sturgis Brown when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 48-7 win. Will Yankton repeat their success, or does Sturgis Brown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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