The Todd County Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Winner Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Todd County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten last Monday.
Last Monday, Todd County suffered a tough 57-37 defeat at the hands of Platte/Geddes. Todd County has not had much luck with Platte/Geddes recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Todd County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Drake Espinoza, who scored 13 points, and Ty Valandra who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Winner entered their tilt with Mobridge-Pollock with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Winner came out on top against Mobridge-Pollock by a score of 56-45 on Friday.
Winner got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Carter Craven out in front who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Shawn Hammerbeck, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Todd County's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Winner, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-4.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Todd County have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Winner struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33.4 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Todd County skirted past Winner 44-42 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Todd County since the team 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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