South Dakota High School Basketball - Northwestern Area edges Great Plains Lutheran
February 9, 2023: Watertown, SD 57201 The Northwestern Area Wildcats (Mellette, SD) basketball nipped the host Great Plains Lutheran Panthers (Watertown, SD), 44-40 in Thursday's non-league test.
The Wildcats (11-5) will now prepare for their test against North Central (Eureka, SD). The Thunder go into the non-league test with a 9-8 record. In their last test, North Central got by Lower Brule (Lower Brule, SD), 66-43, in a non-league test.
The Panthers now own a 8-10 record. They play next when they host Waverly/South Shore for a non-league test on Thursday, February 16. Great Plains Lutheran will encounter a Coyotes squad coming off a 53-22 non-league loss to Highmore/Harrold (Highmore, SD). The Coyotes record now stands at 1-18.