On Friday, the Pine Ridge Thorpes were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 63-58 to the Viborg/Hurley Cougars. The Thorpes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Pine Ridge lost, don't look at Marvin Richard Lll. Despite the final result, he went 11 for 27 on his way to 28 points and three steals. That was a full 48.3% of Pine Ridge's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Steele, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points and four steals.
Pine Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Viborg/Hurley, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Pine Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 65-45 loss against Vermillion on the 4th. As for Viborg/Hurley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-28 win against Elk Point-Jefferson on the 4th.
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