After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Orangeville, the Dakota Indians were happy to have found some success on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Pearl City 41-39. That's another feather in the cap for Dakota, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Dakota's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hailey Kerchner led the charge by scoring four points along with three steals. Peyton Woodsmall was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Dakota's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11. As for Pearl City, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.
Dakota will face off against Winnebago at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Winnebago is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Pearl City, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Orangeville at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Orangeville's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups.
