Hill City hasn't had much luck against Lakota Tech recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Hill City Rangers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lakota Tech Tatanka at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hill City has five straight wins, Lakota Tech has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Hill City will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Douglas, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Hill City took down Douglas 63-48 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Lakota Tech was beaten by Pine Ridge 97-56 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Tatanka can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Thorpes are ranked 22nd).
Hill City's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. As for Lakota Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Hill City came up short against Lakota Tech when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 92-80. Will Hill City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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