The Hot Springs Bison will head out to face off against the Rapid City Christian Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hot Springs has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with seven straight defeats, while Rapid City Christian will come in with seven straight wins.
Hot Springs lost 61-35 to St. Thomas More on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, everything went Rapid City Christian's way against Spearfish on Saturday as Rapid City Christian made off with a 70-45 victory. The Comets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 20 points or more this season.
Rapid City Christian pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points over those games. As for Hot Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Hot Springs won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, slipping by Rapid City Christian 61-60. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hot Springs 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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