Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Lakota Tech Tatanka walked away with it. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 60-48 on Friday. 60 seems to be a good number for Lakota Tech as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Lakota Tech got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Gilbert White Jr. out in front who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and four blocks. White Jr. hasn't dropped below 15 points for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Cass, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds.
Despite the defeat, Winner had strong showings from Aiden Barfuss, who scored 21 points along with five assists and two steals, and Shawn Hammerbeck, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Hammerbeck hasn't dropped below nine rebounds for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Craven, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Lakota Tech has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for Winner, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-5.
Lakota Tech will be playing at home against Sioux Valley at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sioux Valley will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Lakota Tech surely won't give up without a fight. Winner does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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