The Harding County Ranchers will face off against the Hill City Rangers at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Harding County will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Harding County will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in December of 2024 (they won by 48) and back in December of 2024 they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Bowman County co-op [Bowman/Scranton] out 53-50.
| 12/17/24 vs Bowman County co-op [Bowman/Scranton] | 7 |
| 12/14/24 @ Lead-Deadwood | 5 |
| 12/13/24 vs Newell | 7 |
| 12/10/24 vs New England | 6 |
| 03/09/24 vs Wall | 4 |
Brayden Padden and Bailey Rae Verhulst were among the main playmakers for Harding County as the former went 9 for 13 on her way to 18 points in addition to eight rebounds and three blocks and the latter posted 11 points along with seven assists and seven steals. Rae Verhulst has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 14 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Macey Wendt, who had eight points.
Meanwhile, Hill City hadn't done well against St. Thomas More recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Hill City put the hurt on St. Thomas More with a sharp 44-23 victory. The Rangers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 21 points or more this season.
Harding County's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 43.4 points. As for Hill City, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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