Pierre Governors Face Huron as Boys Host and Girls Travel

Pierre Governors Face Huron as Boys Host and Girls Travel

The regular season is down to its final three weeks as the Pierre Governors begin this week against rival Huron Tigers as the boys will be at home and the girls will be on the road.

The Governor boys are now at 8-6 and trying to claim their spot in the SoDak 16 to host the playoff matchup, as the Governors are sitting in eighth place coming into tonight’s contest. However, the Tigers are also looking to accumulate wins down the stretch to find themsevles in a home SoDak 16 game. At 6-8, Huron is currently in 11th, but only one seed point behind the Governors for the eighth spot. Huron beat Spearfish and Sturgis at home over the past weekend.

For the Governor girls, they remain in third place even though the dropped in their seed point average with the win over Yankton last Friday. Pierre is 12-2 on the year while the Huron Tigers come in in eighth place in the AA standings at 8-6. The Tigers have won three in a row and four of the last five heading into the tonight’s contest at home.

Coverage of the boys game will be on KCCR and on YouTube at KCCR Sports starting at 6:30 and tip off at 7:00 with Jon Winkler and Blake Dean on the call.