Lakota East and Lakota West are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Lakota East Thunderhawks will face off against the Lakota West Firebirds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Lakota East is headed into Friday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took a 62-43 bruising from Aiken on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Lakota West waltzed into their game on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Firebirds with a sharp 70-47 win. With Lakota West ahead 38-17 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Lakota West's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Lakota East, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.
Lakota East came up short against Lakota West in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 55-50. Can Lakota East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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