After flying high against the Redfield Pheasants last Saturday, the Lead-Deadwood Golddiggers came back down to earth. Lead-Deadwood suffered a rough 75-50 loss at the hands of Wall on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Lead-Deadwood of the 91-58 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wall to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emmet Dinger, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Mohr, who scored 13 points along with five assists.
Lead-Deadwood dropped their record down to 4-14 with that loss, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Wall, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lead-Deadwood will take on Custer at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lead-Deadwood will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps South Dakota Rankings (they are ranked 129th, while Custer is ranked 33rd). As for Wall, they will be playing at home against Philip at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wall has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 470 points over their last seven matches.
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