Spearfish hasn't had much luck against Huron recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Spearfish Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the Huron Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Spearfish will be strutting in after a win while Huron will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Spearfish got the win against Lead-Deadwood by a conclusive 70-47. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Golddiggers are ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Huron's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Roosevelt by a score of 60-58. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (55), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Spearfish pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.4 points per game. As for Huron, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Spearfish came up short against Huron when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 59-50. Can Spearfish avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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