The Rapid City Christian Comets will challenge the Mahpiya Luta Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Rapid City Christian's favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Mahpiya Luta has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Rapid City Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Custer, who was ranked 13th at the time (Rapid City Christian was ranked second). Rapid City Christian snuck past Custer with a 69-65 win on Tuesday.
Mahpiya Luta might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 63-46 to Sturgis Brown, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Mahpiya Luta's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Rapid City Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2.
Everything went Rapid City Christian's way against Mahpiya Luta when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Rapid City Christian made off with a 72-49 win. Will Rapid City Christian repeat their success, or does Mahpiya Luta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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