On Tuesday, Pine Ridge faced Lennox in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pine Ridge Thorpes lost to the Lennox Orioles on the road by a 75-56 margin. The loss continues a trend for the Thorpes in their matchups with the Orioles: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Pine Ridge still got an impressive performance from Marvin Richard lll, who almost dropped a double-double with 41 points and nine boards. That was a full 73.2% of Pine Ridge's points, marking the 11th time in a row Richard lll has posted more than a third of the team's points. Caleb Black Feather was another key player, putting up eight points and five rebounds.
Pine Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Lennox, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-4.
Pine Ridge has already played their next game, a 97-41 loss against Sioux Falls Christian on the 15th. As for Lennox, they will head out to challenge Beresford at 8:00 p.m. on February 18th.
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