If the St. Francis Indian Warriors were riding high off their 82-50 takedown of the Bennett County Warriors last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. St. Francis Indian took a 64-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Winner on Tuesday. St. Francis Indian has not had much luck with Winner recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
St. Francis Indian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cante Kills In Water, who scored 17 points. Another player making a difference was Ethan Spotted Tail, who scored 13 points.
Winner's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aiden Barfuss, who scored 20 points along with five assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Shawn Hammerbeck, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds.
St. Francis Indian now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Winner, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-4.
St. Francis Indian will face off against Lyman at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Francis Indian is facing Lyman at the right time seeing as Lyman is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Winner, they will be playing in front of their home fans against McLaughlin at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Winner is coming into the match with 16 straight wins at home, so McLaughlin is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
