If St. Francis Indian wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Pine Ridge, they should've done a better job of containing Marvin Richard Lll. The Pine Ridge Thorpes blew past the St. Francis Indian Warriors, posting a 94-64 win thanks in part to Richard Lll, who went 19 for 27 on his way to 57 points in addition to six steals and five boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Pine Ridge's points.
| 12/19/24 vs St. Francis Indian | 23 |
| 12/14/24 @ Campbell County | 20 |
| 02/27/24 vs Bennett County | 19 |
| 12/14/23 vs Lower Brule | 18 |
| 03/01/24 vs Mahpiya Luta | 17 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Steele, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine assists. Those 23 points gave him a new career-high.
St. Francis Indian's loss on Thursday came despite strong showings from John Gunhammer and Mackenzie Wike. Gunhammer went 7 of 9 on his way to 18 points, while Wike went 5 of 8 on his way to 14 points. Jordan Larvie was another key player, putting up six points.
Pine Ridge now has a winning record of 3-2. As for St. Francis Indian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-2.
Pine Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 49-36 victory against Custer on the 20th. As for St. Francis Indian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 70-68 win against Wall on the 20th.
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