The Timber Lake Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Kadoka Kougars at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Timber Lake didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Newell, but they still walked away with a 38-34 victory. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Irrigators: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, Kadoka had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 54-17 victory over the Falcons. Given the Kougars' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Falcons are ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kadoka pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.2 points over those games. As for Timber Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
Timber Lake lost to Kadoka on the road by a decisive 54-38 margin when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Timber Lake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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