The Lodge Grass Indians will head out to face off against the Huntley Project Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lodge Grass is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Saturday, Lodge Grass earned an 82-71 win over Lame Deer. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while the Morning Stars are ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Huntley Project). They blew past Sweet Grass County 93-32 on Tuesday. The Red Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 20 points or more this season.
Huntley Project is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 83.4 points per game. As for Lodge Grass, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Lodge Grass beat Huntley Project 97-85 when the teams last played on January 2nd. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Huntley Project's PARKER COOK, who went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 32 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lodge Grass still be able to contain COOK? There's only one way to find out.
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