The Santee Warriors's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fifth straight defeat. They suffered a rough 65-45 defeat at the hands of Pine Ridge. While losing is never fun, Santee can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 195th in Nebraska, while Pine Ridge is ranked eighth in South Dakota).
Marvin Richard lll was his usual excellent self, scoring 28 points along with five assists and three steals for Pine Ridge. Richard lll hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Jaylen Rouillard, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Santee's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Pine Ridge, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-1.
Santee's road trip will continue as they head out to face Creighton at 6:15 p.m. on February 16th. Santee is facing Creighton at the right time seeing as Creighton is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Pine Ridge, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 79-43 victory vs. Crazy Horse on the 13th.
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