The Sioux Valley Cossacks just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Pine Ridge Thorpes at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, Sioux Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 52-47 to McCook Central/Montrose. The Cossacks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Pine Ridge, as they earned their first road win of the season. They took down Hot Springs 69-52 last Friday. Given the Thorpes' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Bison are ranked 121st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sioux Valley better focus on containing Marvin Richard Lll and Anthony Steele as the pair were huge in Pine Ridge's win. Richard Lll went 11 for 22 on his way to 29 points along with five boards and three steals, while Steele went 8 of 20 en route to 24 points in addition to eight assists and four steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which Richard Lll has scored at least a third of Pine Ridge's points. Another player making a difference was Caleb Black Feather, who posted five points.
Pine Ridge now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Sioux Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Sioux Valley strolled past Pine Ridge when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a score of 69-51. Will Sioux Valley repeat their success, or does Pine Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
