PIERRE – Jackson Edman led a second-half charge for the Pierre Governors Thursday in a 69-53 over Douglas at the Riggs High Gym.
Edman scored 18 of his game-high 20 points in the second half. Pierre trailed by one at halftime, 29-28, before out-scoring the Patriots 19 to 4 in the third quarter. Matthew Hanson added 14 off the bench for Pierre (3-5), Lincoln Kienholz scored 11 and James Mikkonen tallied 10.
Pierre has back-to-back wins for the first time since mid-January of 2019. The Governors will again play Douglas, this time at Box Elder, on Friday, January 22. Coverage will begin at 7:30 on the Official Voice of the Pierre Governors, River 92.7. Live and archived video will be available at the River 92.7 page at the DRG News app and drgnews.com.
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