Harding County is a perfect 3-0 against Hulett since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Harding County Ranchers will venture away from home to square off against the Hulett Devils at 7:15 p.m. Harding County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season.
Harding County is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Bowman County co-op [Bowman/Rhame] on Monday. Harding County fell 56-47 to Bowman County co-op [Bowman/Rhame]. The defeat continues a trend for the Ranchers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost eight in a row.
Cohen Smith
| 02/17/25 vs Bowman County co-op [Bowman/Rhame] | 23 |
| 02/03/24 vs Timber Lake | 19 |
| 02/11/25 @ Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig/Mott-Regent] | 18 |
| 01/14/25 vs Dupree | 18 |
| 01/09/24 @ Dupree | 18 |
Harding County might have lost, but man, Cohen Smith was a machine: he went 10-for-16 en route to 23 points. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Hayden Pihl, who posted four points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Hulett didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Midwest on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 66-61 victory.
Hulett is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.9 points over those games. As for Harding County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Harding County strolled past Hulett in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 66-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harding County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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