Basketball Recap: Winner Victorious

Carter Craven

Points

01/03/26 vs Lower Brule	27
01/02/26 @ Parkston	25
12/30/25 vs Parker/Marion	25
12/20/25 @ Sully Buttes	24
12/16/25 vs Stanley County	17
+ 4 more games

If Lower Brule wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Winner, they should've done a better job of containing Carter Craven. The Warriors took their matchup on Saturday with ease, bagging a 66-38 victory over the Sioux with plenty of help from Craven, who dropped a double-double with 27 points and 14 rebounds. His evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points.

Winner's record is now 2-3. As for Lower Brule, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Winner will challenge Chamberlain at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cubs will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something the Warriors surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lower Brule, they will take on Todd County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Sioux will be up against the Falcons' rather soft defense (which has allowed 67.83 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.