On Friday, the Hill City Rangers lost to the Harding County Ranchers on the road by a 54-39 margin. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Ranchers are ranked 16th).
Harding County found their leader in sophomore Macey Wendt, who went 6 of 15 en route to 17 points along with five boards and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wendt has scored all season. Brayden Padden was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.
Hill City's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Harding County, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
The future could be bright for both Hill City and Harding County: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Hill City will try to hand Newell their fourth-straight defeat when the two meet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Harding County will look to extend New Underwood's five-game losing streak when the meet at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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