The Wall Eagles will face off against the Sanborn Central/Woonsocket Blackhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Wall sitting on five straight wins and Sanborn Central/Woonsocket on four.
Wall is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down New Underwood 81-65. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Tigers are ranked 87th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jace Mohr and Teelan Kjerstad were among the main playmakers for Wall as the former shot 69% from the field on his way to 26 points and five boards and the latter went 11-for-24 to rack up 25 points. Thanks to that strong game, Mohr now owns an excellent 48% field goal percentage. Another player making a difference was Dawson Handcock, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 18 rebounds.
Wall smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 25 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Ethan on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 51-47 victory.
Wall's win bumped their record up to 18-4. As for Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
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