The Pine Ridge Thorpes are taking a road trip to square off against the Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Braves at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Pine Ridge will bounce into Monday's game after beating Crow Creek, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Pine Ridge secured a 69-63 W over Crow Creek on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Thorpes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cheyenne-Eagle Butte). They blew past Wakpala 88-64 on Saturday.
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte pushed their record up to 8-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points over those games. As for Pine Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
Pine Ridge was dealt a bruising 68-35 loss at the hands of Cheyenne-Eagle Butte in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Pine Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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