The Timber Lake Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Harding County Ranchers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Timber Lake had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 60-53 victory over the Sioux. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Timber Lake.
Meanwhile, Harding County put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 75-20 win over Bison at home. Harding County has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 contests by 22 points or more this season.
Harding County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Claire Verhulst led the charge by scoring 16 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Jaelyn Wendt, who scored six points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Timber Lake is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-13 record this season. As for Harding County, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-0.
Timber Lake was taken down by Harding County 56-22 when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wendt, who scored eight points along with 11 rebounds and seven steals. Now that Timber Lake knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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