Chargers
| 02/14/26 vs Pine Ridge | 58-51 |
| 02/12/26 vs Deuel | 74-21 |
| 02/10/26 vs Roncalli | 72-40 |
| 02/06/26 vs Deubrook | 69-39 |
| 02/03/26 vs Milbank | 71-42 |
Hamlin waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 58-51 victory over the Pine Ridge Thorpes. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Thorpes are ranked 32nd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Pine Ridge had strong showings from Marvin Richard III C, who posted 25 points and seven assists, and Talton Hawk, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. That was a full 49% of the Thorpes' points, marking the 13th time in a row Richard III C has earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Weston, who scored four points and five boards.
Hamlin's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Pine Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.
Hamlin has already played their next game (against McCook Central/Montrose), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Pine Ridge, they will square off against Todd County at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
