Pioneers
| 01/25/25 vs Turner | 41-38 |
| 01/24/25 vs Cascade | 76-47 |
| 01/18/25 vs Box Elder | 69-44 |
| 01/17/25 @ Fort Benton | 40-37 |
| 01/11/25 vs North Star | 71-38 |
| + 3 more games |
Big Sandy came tearing into Saturday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Turner Tornadoes, sneaking past 41-38. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Big Sandy's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.6 points per game. As for Turner, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Big Sandy has already played their next game (against Chester-Joplin-Inverness), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Turner will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Box Elder at 5:00 p.m. on February 7th.
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