Preview: Harding County Ranchers vs. Wakpala Sioux
The Harding County Ranchers will face off against the Wakpala Sioux at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
In what's become a running theme this season, Harding County gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They claimed a resounding 68-40 win over Bison on the road. With Harding County ahead 40-15 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Harding County can attribute much of their success to Payton Dvorak, who scored 13 points along with seven steals, and Nayati Bickerdyke, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Dvorak has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cohen Smith, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Wakpala came up short against Crazy Horse on Friday and fell 82-70. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Wakpala in their matchups with Crazy Horse: they've now lost four in a row.
Harding County's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-10. As for Wakpala, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Harding County strolled past Wakpala in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a score of 70-55. Does Harding County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wakpala turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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