Preview: Pine Ridge Thorpes vs. Sioux Valley Cossacks
The Pine Ridge Thorpes will face off against the Sioux Valley Cossacks at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday. Pine Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 16 contests -- so hopefully Sioux Valley likes a good challenge.
With a playoff game on the line, Pine Ridge rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 67-29 victory over the Braves on the road. Pine Ridge has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Pine Ridge found their leader in underclassman Marvin Richard lll, who scored 24 points along with six assists and two steals. Richard lll hasn't dropped below two steals for 11 straight games. Another player making a difference was Domonic Ghost Bear, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, even though Lakota Tech scored an imposing 57 points on Tuesday, Sioux Valley still came out on top. Sioux Valley took their contest against Lakota Tech 68-57. Winning may never get old, but Sioux Valley sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Pine Ridge's win bumped their record up to 21-1. As for Sioux Valley, they pushed their record up to 21-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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