The Winner Warriors will head out to face off against the Lakota Tech Tatanka at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Winner is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 60-27 win over Little Wound. The victory was nothing new for the Warriors as they're now sitting on five straight.
Meanwhile, Lakota Tech entered their tilt with Todd County on Tuesday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They took their match with ease, bagging an 84-31 win over the Falcons. Given the Tatanka's advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Falcons are ranked 136th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lakota Tech's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points over those games. As for Winner, their win bumped their record up to 12-9.
Winner came up short against Lakota Tech in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 61-50. Can Winner avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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