Mahpiya Luta put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Wall Eagles as the Mahpiya Luta Crusaders made off with a 56-35 win. Fans of the Crusaders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
12/20/24 vs Wall | 2 |
12/19/24 vs Omaha Nation | 3 |
12/18/24 vs Dupree | 5 |
12/14/24 @ Hill City | 5 |
03/09/24 vs Flandreau | 4 |
Leading Mahpiya Luta to victory were Jodene Big Crow-Hunter and Ashlan Carlow-Blount. Big Crow-Hunter posted 18 points along with five assists and five steals, while Carlow-Blount went 5 of 9 en route to 12 points and five rebounds. Carlow-Blount has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 29 times she's played. Mya Mills was another key player, going 6 of 13 on her way to 13 points and five rebounds.
Faith Frink and Allie Kjerstad certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Frink almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards, while Kjerstad put up nine points and four steals.
Mahpiya Luta's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Wall, their loss dropped their record down to 2-1.
Mahpiya Luta wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 62-31 win against Rapid City Christian on the 21st. As for Wall, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 56-41 defeat against Lakota Tech on the 21st.
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