Recap: Lower Brule Sioux vs. Crow Creek Chieftains
The Lower Brule Sioux waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins but they left with five. They walked away with a 56-49 win over Crow Creek. That's another feather in the cap for Lower Brule, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lower Brule to victory, but perhaps none more so than Quentin McBride Jr, who scored 22 points along with four steals. Lane Gray was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Lower Brule is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Crow Creek, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lower Brule will take on the Spartans at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wessington Springs is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Crow Creek, they will be playing in front of their home fans against the Thorpes at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Pine Ridge has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 360 points over their last five contests.
