Basketball Recap: Little Wound Extends Winning Streak to Three

Mustangs

Previous 3 Games

01/17/25 vs Wakpala	57-51
01/14/25 vs Todd County	55-48
01/10/25 vs Dupree	70-51

Little Wound had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They secured a 57-51 W over the Wakpala Sioux. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Sioux are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Little Wound's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for Wakpala, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.

Little Wound won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Northwestern Area at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Little Wound is facing Northwestern Area at the right time seeing as Northwestern Area is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Wakpala has already played their next matchup (against McIntosh), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.