Rangers win four out of five

Quick grab — Zach Siemonsma goes for a loose ball in last Fridays game. The Rangers came away with an easy win against the Hot Springs Bison. The game was held on Gins court last Friday night. [PN Photo/ Scott Wooldridge]

By Blake Gardner

The Hill City boys basketball team continued to stay hot as the Rangers defeated Hot Springs 72-53 on Coach Gins Court last Friday.
Hill City jumped to a 24-11 first quarter lead and never looked back. Derek Skillingstad paced the Rangers with 36 points and 11 rebounds. John Lucas had 15 points . Gage Skillingstad had nine, Pedro Villalobos had four, Dylan Thomas, Zach Siemonsma three and Brady Groves with two.
The night before, the Rangers defeated the Wall Eagles 58-52. Lucas led the team in rebounding with nine boards while scoring 10 points. Derek Skillingstad had 32 points, Gage Skillingstad eight, Dietric McConnell added four, Casey Sullivan had two, while Villalobos and Brady Groves each had one.
Of the last five games the Rangers have won four. Two of the games were won on buzzer beaters with less than one second to play. The loss was to Spearfish, who just beat number two AA-ranked Pierre and then beat Wall and Hot Springs. The next action for the Rangers is Thursday at Newell, then Friday at Red Cloud.