The McLaughlin Mustangs and the Lower Brule Sioux will face off at 9:30 a.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. McLaughlin will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
McLaughlin's tournament run continued when they took on Todd County on Thursday. McLaughlin was beaten by Todd County 71-35. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by exactly 36 points.
Meanwhile, Lower Brule was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 62-61 to Santee. The Sioux have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
McLaughlin's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Lower Brule, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
McLaughlin was taken down by Lower Brule 65-37 when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Thankfully for McLaughlin, Gavin Thigh (who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 29 points and seven steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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