Having just played yesterday, the Little Wound Mustangs will jump right back in to play the Northwestern Area Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Little Wound has three straight victories, Northwestern Area has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Little Wound beat Wakpala 57-51. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Sioux are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Northwestern Area scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 76-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of Florence/Henry. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly seven points.
Little Wound pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for Northwestern Area, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Little Wound suffered a grim 64-43 defeat to Northwestern Area when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can Little Wound avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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