Argonia and South Haven are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Argonia Red Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the South Haven Cardinals at 7:30 a.m. on Friday. Argonia has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
Last Friday, Argonia sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 41-39 victory over Flinthills.
Argonia's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Filippo Leonardi, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and three steals, and Dalton Morrison, who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds. Leonardi hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games.
South Haven has not done well against Sedan recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. South Haven narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Sedan 55-52.
Argonia's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-13. As for South Haven, their win bumped their record up to 8-12.
Argonia skirted past South Haven 44-41 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Argonia 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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