Crow Creek and Stanley County are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Crow Creek Chieftains will challenge the Stanley County Buffalos at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crow Creek is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Crow Creek took a blow against Vermillion, falling 87-35. While losing is never fun, the Chieftains can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Tanagers are ranked 19th).
Stanley County has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 43-40 heartbreaker at the hands of Sully Buttes. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Buffalos have suffered since December 19, 2023.
Stanley County's loss dropped their record down to 10-3. As for Crow Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Crow Creek came up short against Stanley County when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 67-63. Can Crow Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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