After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hettinger/Scranton, the Harding County Ranchers were happy to have found some success on Thursday. They took down Hulett 66-52. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Harding County also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2022.
Harding County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Payton Dvorak led the charge by scoring 17 points along with seven steals. Dvorak has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last ten times he's played. Evan Meyer was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Harding County's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-10. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Hulett, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Harding County will head out on the road to square off against Bison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hulett, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Upton at 7:00 p.m. on February 16th. Upton will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Hulett surely won't give up without a fight.
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