The Great Plains Lutheran Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Sioux Valley Cossacks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Great Plains Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Elkton/Lake Benton as Great Plains Lutheran made off with a 43-18 victory. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 21 point advantage.
Great Plains Lutheran relied on the efforts of Madeline Prahl, who en route to 10 points along with eight boards and six assists, and Katherine Prahl, who to rack up 14 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Esta Cameron was another key player, putting up eight points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, Sioux Valley entered their tilt with Deuel on Tuesday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They breezed past the Cardinals to the tune of 71-32. Given the Cossacks' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Cardinals are ranked 115th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sioux Valley's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points over those games. As for Great Plains Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5.
Things could have been worse for Great Plains Lutheran, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 64-50 loss to Sioux Valley in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Great Plains Lutheran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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