Basketball Recap: Custer's Run of Four Straight Wins Now Over

After flying high against Newcastle last Saturday, Custer came back down to earth. The Custer Wildcats fell just short of the St. Thomas More Cavaliers by a score of 53-50 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Wildcats have suffered since February 1, 2024.

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games

01/16/25 @ St. Thomas More	50-53
01/11/25 @ Newcastle	66-31
01/04/25 vs Tracy-Milroy-Balaton	60-54
01/03/25 @ Sioux Valley	56-37
12/21/24 vs Lakota Tech	56-23

The loss snapped Custer's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-2 record. As for St. Thomas More, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Custer won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Mahpiya Luta at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas More has already played their next match (against Lead-Deadwood), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.