The Tri County Northeast Wolfpack will challenge the Winnebago Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Tri County Northeast lost 63-41 to Wynot on Thursday. The Wolfpack have struggled against the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite their loss, Tri County Northeast saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Mica Tornez, who posted nine points, was perhaps the best of all. Joslyn Mackling was another key player, going 6 for 15 on her way to 12 points and five assists.
Even though they lost, Tri County Northeast was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Winnebago fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They walked away with a 53-41 victory over Winside on Friday.
Winnebago's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Tri County Northeast, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Tri County Northeast came up short against Winnebago in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 56-47. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Winnebago's Tressa Bigbear, who went 6 of 11 on her way to 19 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. Now that Tri County Northeast knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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