Pine Ridge faced Wall in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Thorpes had just enough and edged out the Eagles 70-67.
Despite the loss, Wall still got an impressive performance from Teelan Kjerstad, who shot 62% from the field en route to 33 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmet Dinger, who posted 12 points and four steals.
Pine Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Wall, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Coincidentally, Pine Ridge and Wall will both be playing Viborg/Hurley the next time they take the court. The Thorpes will head out to face the Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on the 29th, while the Eagles will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2026.
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