The Pine Ridge Thorpes will take on the McLaughlin Mustangs at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pine Ridge has three straight victories, McLaughlin has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pine Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past St. Francis Indian 70-18 on the road on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Thorpes, who have now won four games by 26 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, McLaughlin had to suffer through a 50-12 loss at the hands of Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Tiospaye Topa.
Pine Ridge's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for McLaughlin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Pine Ridge against McLaughlin in their previous meeting back in September of 2018, as the squad secured a 56-6 victory. Will Pine Ridge repeat their success, or does McLaughlin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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