The Harding County Ranchers will take on the St. Mary Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Harding County sitting on 21 straight wins and St. Mary on three.
Harding County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 65-32 victory over DeSmet. The Ranchers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matches by 21 points or more this season.
Bailey Rae Verhulst
| 03/06/25 vs DeSmet | 6 |
| 02/27/25 vs Faith | 4 |
| 02/25/25 vs Dupree | 9 |
| 02/21/25 vs Edgemont | 5 |
| 02/20/25 vs Philip | 5 |
| + 26 more games |
Harding County can attribute much of their success to Bailey Rae Verhulst, who shot 62% from the field on her way to 22 points along with six steals and five rebounds, and Brayden Padden, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 boards. Rae Verhulst is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 31 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Macey Wendt, who posted six points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when St. Mary duked it out with Northwestern Area on Thursday. St. Mary secured a 34-29 W over Northwestern Area. The 34-point effort marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Harding County's win bumped their record up to 21-0. As for St. Mary, their victory bumped their record up to 17-6.
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