Dell Rapids has gone 10-0 against Canton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Dell Rapids Quarriers will host the Canton C-Hawks at 7:30 p.m. Canton took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Dell Rapids, who comes in off a win.
Dell Rapids is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Freeman by a score of 63-51 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Quarriers.
| 01/04/25 vs Freeman | 27 |
| 01/02/25 vs Mobridge-Pollock | 27 |
| 12/28/24 vs Hamlin | 0 |
| 12/21/24 @ Roncalli | 20 |
| 12/16/24 vs Baltic | 14 |
Dell Rapids had a senior duo take command as Tad Tjaden went 9 for 13 on his way to 27 points in addition to six assists and six boards and Jack Kloth almost dropped a triple-double on 16 points, nine rebounds, and nine blocks. With that strong performance, Tjaden is now averaging an impressive 16.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln Anderson, who posted seven points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Canton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 66-38 loss at the hands of Estelline/Hendricks. While losing is never fun, the C-Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while Estelline/Hendricks are ranked 25th).
Canton's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Dell Rapids, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Dell Rapids didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Canton in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 65-61 victory. Will Dell Rapids repeat their success, or does Canton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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