Basketball Game Preview: Little Wound Mustangs vs. Mahpiya Luta Crusaders

The Little Wound Mustangs will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Mahpiya Luta Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Little Wound is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: St. Francis Indian, who was ranked ninth at the time (Little Wound was ranked seventh). Little Wound fell 67-60 to St. Francis Indian on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Mahpiya Luta escaped with a win on Saturday against Wall by the margin of a single free throw, 56-55.

Mahpiya Luta's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Little Wound, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.

Little Wound beat Mahpiya Luta 66-59 in their previous matchup on Friday. Will Little Wound repeat their success, or does Mahpiya Luta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.