Pine Ridge won the last time they faced Todd County, and Marvin Richard lll did his part to make sure it happened again. The Pine Ridge Thorpes took down the Todd County Falcons 84-68 on Thursday thanks in part to Richard lll, who almost dropped a double-double with 39 points and nine boards. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Pine Ridge's points.
Kenny Pulliam
| 02/20/25 @ Todd County | 10 |
| 01/10/25 @ Hot Springs | 6 |
| 01/09/25 vs St. Francis Indian | 5 |
| 02/11/25 @ Lennox | 3 |
| 02/15/25 vs Sioux Falls Christian | 2 |
Another player making a difference was Kenny Pulliam, who posted ten points. Those ten points gave him a new career-high.
Despite the loss, Todd County still got an impressive performance from Chris Ellert, who to rack up 24 points and seven rebounds. Todd County is 4-1 when Ellert posts 15 or more points, but 5-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Tylen Valandra, who on his way to 10 points and five boards.
Pine Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Todd County and nudges their season record down to 9-9.
Pine Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Todd County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 76-62 defeat against Platte/Geddes on the 24th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
