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After a hot start to the season, Sidney's Red Raider Boy's Basketball team has dropped three games in a row, with two losses last week against Gothenburg and Yuma.

The Swedes came into Friday's match against Sidney at 6-and-8, but have a talented team with great length and rebounding ability, and matched up well against the Raiders. Sidney was able to stay with the Swedes in the first period, ending the quarter down 13-to-7, but then turned up the defensive pressure and ended the first half tied at 17-to-17.

The defenses again dominated in the the third quarter, with Gothenburg scoring jus...