The Crow Creek Chieftains will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lakota Tech Tatanka at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Crow Creek entered their tilt with Santee with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Crow Creek came out on top against Santee by a score of 68-56 on Saturday. Given Crow Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 87th in South Dakota, while Santee is ranked 246th in Nebraska), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lakota Tech took their matchup at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 67-30 victory over Pine Ridge.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lakota Tech to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shania Ferguson, who scored 23 points along with eight assists and four steals. Ferguson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 16 games she's played. Isabella Shangreaux was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Crow Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Lakota Tech, their win bumped their record up to 6-11.
Crow Creek was taken down by Lakota Tech 85-35 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Will Crow Creek have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
