It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Lakota Tech Tatanka can now relate to. They fell 68-57 to the Cossacks on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Lakota Tech can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while Sioux Valley is ranked sixth).
Lakota Tech lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gilbert White Jr., who scored 24 points along with four steals and four blocks. White Jr. is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last five games he's played. Julian Tonche was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Lakota Tech's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Sioux Valley, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-2.
Lakota Tech does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Sioux Valley also has no future games currently scheduled.
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