The Wakpala Sioux are taking a road trip to challenge the Little Wound Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-43, which was the final score in Wakpala's tilt against Lemmon on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Sioux can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Cowboys are ranked 16th).
While Little Wound didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 55-48 victory over Todd County on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Wakpala's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Little Wound, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Wakpala ended up a good deal behind Little Wound in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, losing 76-62. Can Wakpala avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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