Lower Brule came into Saturday's contest looking for another win against Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, but Suni Bowman wouldn't allow it. The Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Braves sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 58-55 victory over the Lower Brule Sioux on Saturday thanks in part to Bowman, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 19 boards. She is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games.
| 12/15/23 vs Takini | 14 |
| 12/21/24 vs Lower Brule | 8 |
| 12/14/23 vs Santee | 8 |
| 01/30/24 vs Bennett County | 7 |
| 12/18/24 @ White River | 6 |
The team also got some help courtesy of JaiLynn Knife, who posted eight points and 14 rebounds. That's the most points she has posted since back in December of 2023.
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte's record is now 2-4. As for Lower Brule, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Todd County at 3:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Lower Brule and DeSmet will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on December 28th. Lower Brule has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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