Basketball Recap: Make It 12 in a Row for Harding County

Ranchers

Previous Games

01/31/25 vs Hill City	54-39
01/27/25 @ McIntosh	76-23
01/25/25 @ Lemmon	43-33
01/24/25 vs Newell	68-15
01/18/25 vs Hitchcock-Tulare	47-40
+ 7 more games

Harding County had won 11 straight games and Macey Wendt did her part to make it 12 on Friday. The Harding County Ranchers took down the Hill City Rangers 54-39 thanks in part to Wendt, who went 6 of 15 on her way to 17 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Those 17 points gave her a new career-high.

Bailey Rae Verhulst was another key player, putting up seven points and six boards. She is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season.

Harding County's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.6 points. As for Hill City, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.

The future could be bright for both Harding County and Hill City: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Harding County will look to extend New Underwood's five-game losing streak when the meet at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Hill City will try to hand Newell their fourth-straight loss when the two meet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.