The Omaha Nation Chiefs and the Mahpiya Luta Crusaders will face off at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mahpiya Luta is hoping to do what Crow Creek couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Omaha Nation's winning streak, which now stands at five games. The stars were shining brightly for Omaha Nation in a 58-39 win over Crow Creek.
Meanwhile, Mahpiya Luta won against Hill City on Saturday with 67 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. Mahpiya Luta simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Dupree 67-18. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-10.
Omaha Nation better focus on containing Jodene Big Crow-Hunter and Ashlan Carlow-Blount as the pair were huge in Mahpiya Luta's win. Big Crow-Hunter went 9 of 17 en route to 22 points and six steals, while Carlow-Blount went 7 of 13 on her way to 16 points and five steals. Carlow-Blount is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 27 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dorthie Mesteth, who posted two points and seven steals.
Mahpiya Luta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Mahpiya Luta's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 39 points. As for Omaha Nation, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Omaha Nation ended up a good deal behind Mahpiya Luta when the teams last played back in December of 2014, losing 62-46. Can Omaha Nation avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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