New Underwood is 0-10 against Wall since January of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The New Underwood Tigers will challenge the Wall Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
New Underwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Bennett County, posting a 73-46 victory. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won four in a row.
Sam Enos
| 01/17/25 vs Moorcroft | 6 |
| 03/04/25 vs Bennett County | 5 |
| 01/21/25 vs Oelrichs | 5 |
| 12/13/24 @ Edgemont | 5 |
| 02/22/25 vs Faith | 4 |
| + 14 more games |
New Underwood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sam Enos led the charge by shooting 60% from the field en route to 19 points in addition to six assists and five boards. Enos also grabbed five steals, which is notable because New Underwood is 10-2 when he posts at least three steals, but 3-6 otherwise. Zeke Enos was another key player, going 7-for-13 on his way to 17 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Sam wasn't the only one working in the assist department: New Underwood was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. New Underwood is 13-5 when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, Wall waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They claimed a resounding 80-40 victory over the Scotties. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Scotties are ranked 134th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Underwood's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.6 points. As for Wall, their record is now 15-6.
New Underwood took a serious blow against Wall in their previous matchup back in January, falling 70-32. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wall's Emmet Dinger, who dropped a double-double with 28 points and ten boards. Now that New Underwood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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