The Northwestern Area Wildcats will square off against the Little Wound Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northwestern Area has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Little Wound will come in with three straight wins.
Northwestern Area is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 76-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of Florence/Henry on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly seven points.
Meanwhile, Little Wound didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Wakpala on Friday, but they still walked away with a 57-51 victory. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Sioux are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Little Wound's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for Northwestern Area, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything went Northwestern Area's way against Little Wound when the teams last played back in January of 2023, as Northwestern Area made off with a 64-43 victory. Will Northwestern Area repeat their success, or does Little Wound have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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