Pine Ridge lost against Cheyenne-Eagle Butte back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pine Ridge Thorpes received a blow as they fell 72-57 to the Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Braves.
It was another big night for Suni Bowman, who dropped a double-double with 33 points and 17 rebounds for Cheyenne-Eagle Butte. That makes it three consecutive games in which Bowman has scored at least a third of Cheyenne-Eagle Butte's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alisa Eberhard, who posted 13 points and seven boards.
Pine Ridge's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points over those games. As for Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-10.
Pine Ridge has already played their next game, a 57-53 win against St. Francis Indian on the 25th. As for Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 40-38 loss against Chamberlain on the 25th.
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