The Philip Scotties will take on the Crazy Horse Chiefs in a tournament on Thursday. Philip has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Crazy Horse will come in with three straight victories.
Last Friday, Philip took a blow against Hill City, falling 62-26. While losing is never fun, the Scotties can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Rangers are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Crazy Horse didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Marty Indian on Friday, but they still walked away with a 69-63 win.
Crazy Horse has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.6 points per game. As for Philip, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything went Philip's way against Crazy Horse when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as Philip made off with a 57-37 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Philip 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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