After losing to Stanley County the last time they met, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Braves enjoyed a cozy 58-41 win over the Stanley County Buffalos on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Braves.
Leading Cheyenne-Eagle Butte to victory were Dakotta Longbrake and Suni Bowman. Longbrake posted 20 points in addition to seven boards and seven steals, while Bowman almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Longbrake has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of JaiLynn Knife, who had ten points and five rebounds.
Braves
| 02/12/24 @ Pine Ridge | 21 |
| 01/25/25 vs Stanley County | 18 |
| 01/23/25 @ Little Wound | 16 |
| 01/22/24 vs Todd County | 15 |
| 01/23/24 @ St. Francis Indian | 15 |
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-7. As for Stanley County, they dropped their record down to 1-12 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte will challenge Dupree at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte is facing Dupree at the right time seeing as Dupree is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Stanley County has already played their next match (against Gregory), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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