The Roncalli Cavaliers will square off against the Langford Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Roncalli and seven for Langford.
On Thursday, Roncalli came up short against Deuel and fell 52-44.
Meanwhile, Langford was beaten by Aberdeen Christian 79-41 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Knights are ranked 13th).
Roncalli will have to contain Kassen Keough as he made an impact in Langford's last game. He posted 19 points. That was a full 46.3% of Langford's points, marking the third time in a row Keough has earned more than a third of the team's points.
Roncalli's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Langford, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-15.
Roncalli came out on top in a nail-biter against Langford when the teams last played back in February of 2022, sneaking past 47-44. Do the Cavaliers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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