Basketball Recap: Ciante Black Spotted Horse's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Todd County over St. Francis Indian

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Todd County can now relate to. They took an 84-80 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Francis Indian Warriors. The Falcons' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it five in a row.

Ciante Black Spotted Horse

Rebounds (Career)

03/07/25 @ St. Francis Indian	8
02/06/25 vs Lakota Tech	6
02/01/25 vs McLaughlin	5
01/25/25 vs Crow Creek	5
02/11/25 vs Bennett County	4

Todd County lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ciante Black Spotted Horse, who went 7-for-13 to rack up 21 points and eight rebounds. Those eight boards gave him a new career-high. Oniya Whirlwind Soldier was another key player, shooting 47% from the field en route to 20 points.

Todd County's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for St. Francis Indian, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-6.

Todd County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Francis Indian, they have already played their next game, a 58-57 victory against Pine Ridge on the 8th.