Spearfish proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 23) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged the Rapid City Central Cobblers out 59-57. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Cobblers are ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Spearfish has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Rapid City Central, they dropped their record down to 0-12 with the loss, which was their 11th straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Spearfish has already played their next match (against Lead-Deadwood), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Rapid City Central won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Stevens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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