After flying high against the St. Francis Indian Warriors last Friday, the Crow Creek Chieftains came back down to earth. Crow Creek lost to Winner on the road by a decisive 69-51 margin on Monday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Crow Creek in their matchups with Winner: they've now lost four in a row.
Shawn Hammerbeck was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 30 points and 12 rebounds for Winner. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hammerbeck has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Aiden Barfuss, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 assists.
Crow Creek has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season. As for Winner, their win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
Crow Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Winner, they will head out on the road to challenge Mobridge-Pollock at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Winner focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Monday.
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