Mobridge-Pollock is 0-10 against Winner since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mobridge-Pollock Tigers will look to defend their home court against the Winner Warriors at 4:30 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in South Dakota (Mobridge-Pollock is ranked 63rd, while Winner is ranked 39th).
Mobridge-Pollock pushed their score all the way to 59 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Stanley County by a score of 62-59. Mobridge-Pollock has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Meanwhile, Winner came tearing into Tuesday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 50-46 victory over Platte/Geddes.
Winner's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Shawn Hammerbeck led the charge by scoring 19 points along with six rebounds. Hammerbeck hasn't dropped below 17 points for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Carter Craven, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and five blocks.
Mobridge-Pollock's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7. As for Winner, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Mobridge-Pollock might still be hurting after the 52-29 defeat they got from Winner in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Will Mobridge-Pollock have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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