The Lakota Tech Tatanka pushed their score all the way to 59 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 72-59 to Pine Ridge. While losing is never fun, Lakota Tech can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while Pine Ridge is ranked eighth).
Despite the loss, Lakota Tech had strong showings from Gilbert White Jr., who scored 29 points along with seven rebounds and six steals, and Riley Casey, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points White Jr. has scored all season.
Pine Ridge found their leader in underclassman Marvin Richard lll, who scored 21 points along with two steals. Richard lll has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaylen Rouillard, who scored 13 points along with three steals.
Lakota Tech now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Pine Ridge, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-1.
Lakota Tech won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Crazy Horse at 2:30 p.m. on February 10th. Lakota Tech has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 645 points over their last nine contests. As for Pine Ridge, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Santee at 7:00 p.m. on February 10th. Pine Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten games -- so hopefully Santee likes a good challenge.
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