If Wall was feeling good fresh off their 70-32 takedown of New Underwood on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wall Eagles fell 66-58 to the Custer Wildcats on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost five in a row.
| 01/25/25 @ Custer | 26 |
| 01/24/25 vs New Underwood | 28 |
| 01/18/25 vs Lead-Deadwood | 34 |
| 01/13/25 vs Chamberlain | 20 |
| 01/11/25 vs Bennett County | 23 |
Despite the loss, Wall still got an impressive performance from Emmet Dinger, who went 9 of 21 en route to 26 points and three steals. Dinger's afternoon made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Teelan Kjerstad, who posted 20 points and four steals.
Even though they lost, Wall was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 20 assists in six consecutive contests.
Wall's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Custer, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Wall will host Hill City at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Custer, they will venture away from home to square off against Rapid City Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Custer is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
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