Preview: Lakota Tech Tatanka vs. White River Tigers
Lakota Tech is 0-4 against White River since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lakota Tech Tatanka will be playing in front of their home fans against the White River Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lakota Tech scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 94-66 win over St. Francis Indian. The win was just what Lakota Tech needed coming off of a 85-47 defeat in their prior matchup.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lakota Tech to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gilbert White Jr., who scored 25 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Casey, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, White River strolled past New Underwood with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 52-38. Given White River's advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while New Underwood is ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Lakota Tech back to even at 9-9. As for White River, they pushed their record up to 17-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Lakota Tech came up short against White River in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 62-54. Will Lakota Tech have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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