The McLaughlin Mustangs and the Custer Wildcats will face off at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday without much rest, having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
McLaughlin is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 62 points on Friday, they were much more limited against Pine Ridge on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a 56-23 loss at the hands of the Thorpes. The Mustangs have struggled against the Thorpes recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Custer had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They took a 63-48 bruising from Dupree on Wednesday.
McLaughlin lost to Custer on the road by a decisive 59-44 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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