The Crazy Horse Chiefs will square off against the Philip Scotties at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crazy Horse has three straight victories, Philip has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Crazy Horse didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Marty Indian, but they still walked away with a 69-63 win.
Meanwhile, Philip took a blow against Hill City on Friday, falling 62-26. While losing is never fun, the Scotties can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Rangers are ranked 22nd).
Crazy Horse is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.6 points per game. As for Philip, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Crazy Horse might still be hurting after the 57-37 defeat they got from Philip in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Crazy Horse avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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