Timber Lake is 8-2 against Harding County since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Timber Lake Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Harding County Ranchers at 4:00 p.m.
Timber Lake had to start their season on the road on Friday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They took a 58-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lemmon.
Meanwhile, Harding County strolled past Lead-Deadwood with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 66-52. The win made it back-to-back wins for Harding County.
Payton Dvorak had a dynamite game for Harding County, scoring 22 points along with 8 assists and 7 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Dvorak has scored at least 25% of Harding County's points. Another player making a difference was Brennan Glines, who scored 13 points along with 7 rebounds and 4 steals.
Timber Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Harding County, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Timber Lake was dealt a bruising 69-35 defeat at the hands of Harding County in their previous matchup back in January. Can Timber Lake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.