The Bridgewater/Emery Huskies are taking a road trip to take on the Howard Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bridgewater/Emery has given up an average of 49.9 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
Bridgewater/Emery is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They snuck past Ethan with a 65-61 victory. The Huskies haven't had any issues with the Rustlers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Howard had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 62-48 victory over the Flyers. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Flyers are ranked 105th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Howard's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points over those games. As for Bridgewater/Emery, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6.
Bridgewater/Emery couldn't quite finish off Howard in their previous meeting back in January and fell 48-45. Can Bridgewater/Emery avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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