On Saturday, the Pine Ridge Thorpes faced the Rapid City Christian Comets in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Pine Ridge took down Rapid City Christian 80-66. Pine Ridge's win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Pine Ridge was led to victory by Jaylen Rouillard and Marvin Richard lll. Rouillard scored 22 points along with five rebounds, while Richard lll scored 27 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. The match was Richard lll's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Kanye Hollow Horn was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five blocks.
Pine Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Rapid City Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-1.
Pine Ridge will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Groton at 12:30 p.m. on December 29th. Rapid City Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Campbell County at 9:30 a.m. on December 30th.
