The Howard Tigers will take on the Garretson Blue Dragons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Howard will be strutting in after a victory while Garretson will be coming in after a loss.
Howard is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Canistota by a score of 59-46 on Thursday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Garretson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 45-37 to Colman-Egan. While losing is never fun, the Blue Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the C-E Hawks are ranked 30th).
Garretson's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Howard, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-9.
Howard strolled past Garretson in their previous matchup back in February of 2018 by a score of 54-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Howard since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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