Todd County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Lakota Tech Tatanka 74-34. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Tatanka are ranked 38th).
Lakota Tech was led to victory by Shania Ferguson and Lizzie Robinson. Ferguson went 9 for 20 en route to 21 points along with five assists and four steals, while Robinson posted 14 points in addition to eight steals and six boards. Ferguson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Bella Shangreaux, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 12 points and six rebounds.
Todd County's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Lakota Tech, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Todd County will host Bennett County at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bennett County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Todd County likes a good challenge. Lakota Tech has already played their next game (against Florence/Henry), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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