The Lower Brule Sioux and the McLaughlin Mustangs will face off at 9:30 a.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Lower Brule's tournament run continued when they took on Santee on Thursday. Lower Brule was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 62-61 to Santee. The Sioux have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, McLaughlin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Todd County, falling 71-35. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by exactly 36 points.
Lower Brule now has a losing record at 1-2. As for McLaughlin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Lower Brule against McLaughlin in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, as the team secured a 65-37 victory. Will Lower Brule repeat their success, or does McLaughlin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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