Ponca and Winnebago are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Ponca Indians will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Winnebago Indians at 8:00 p.m.
Winnebago is facing Ponca at the wrong time: Ponca suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 55-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Winnebago had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They skirted past the Blue Devils 59-56.
Ponca's loss ended a 17-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-4. As for Winnebago, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Ponca came up short against Winnebago in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 51-43. Thankfully for Ponca, Duran Blackfish (who went 6 of 15 on his way to 21 points along with seven rebounds and five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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