Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, the Great Plains Lutheran Panthers couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They took a 64-50 bruising from the Cossacks on Tuesday. Great Plains Lutheran's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Great Plains Lutheran lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Abby Kjenstad, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds. Kjenstad hasn't dropped below 16 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Holmen, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and two blocks.
Great Plains Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Sioux Valley, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Great Plains Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sioux Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Flandreau at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Flandreau's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven matches.
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