Basketball Recap: Semaj Bird-Killsnight's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Lame Deer over Huntley Project

Lame Deer lost against Huntley Project back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Lame Deer Morning Stars took an 89-76 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huntley Project Red Devils. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (67), the Morning Stars still had to take the loss.

Lame Deer's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Semaj Bird-Killsnight, who posted 17 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Carone Littlecoyote, who earned 13 points and five boards.

Even though they lost, Lame Deer smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.

Huntley Project got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was ANDERSON MCNIVEN out in front who had 30 points. PARKER COOK was another key player, putting up 23 points.

Lame Deer's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Huntley Project, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.

Lame Deer wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, an 81-75 victory against Lodge Grass on the 15th. As for Huntley Project, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 88-79 win against Lame Deer on the 20th.