The St. Francis Indian Warriors will head out to challenge the Little Wound Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Francis Indian will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Saturday, St. Francis Indian didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Kimball/White Lake, but they still walked away with a 41-37 win. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Wildkats are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Little Wound came up short against Cheyenne-Eagle Butte on Friday and fell 72-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (57), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Little Wound has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-6 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for St. Francis Indian, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
St. Francis Indian was able to grind out a solid victory over Little Wound in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 67-60. Does St. Francis Indian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Little Wound turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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