A pair of girls teams who figure to be a part of the state championship mix square off at 7 p.m. tonight on KWSN.
No. 4 Sioux Falls Lincoln (12-4) hosts No. 3 Harrisburg (14-2) with pregame starting at 6:45 p.m.
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The Tigers won their first 13 games before losing back-to-back games to teams currently ranked in the Top 5 — No. 5 Yankton (60-58 in the Sanford Pentagon) and No. 1 O’Gorman (66-58 in Harrisburg) — on back-to-back nights, Feb. 6-7.
After a week off, HHS blasted Mitchell 82-51 in the Corn Palace on Friday night, shooting 70 percent from the field, with senior guard/forward Abby Phipps leading the way with 21 points.
The Patriots are facing their second consecutive Top 5 opponent after losing to No. 2 Rapid City Stevens 58-54 on Saturday afternoon after having beaten Rapid City Central the night before.
Harrisburg’s top four scorers all average between 9.5 and 11.5 points per game, while 74 percent of Lincoln’s scoring comes from three players — senior guards Morgan Hansen (17.4) and Emma Osmundson (16.4), and forward Jaydyn Fykse (8.0).
