Thunder Basin rides scoring surge past South

CHEYENNE — Senior midfielder DeMarcus Contreras recently returned to Cheyenne South’s lineup after suffering a left knee injury late in a practice last week. On Friday night, the Bison’s defensive anchor suffered a right ankle injury while challenging for a ball along the sideline mere minutes into a match with visiting Thunder Basin. Contreras’ game-ending injury was a precursor of things to come for an already short-handed South squad. Just about anything that could go wrong for the Bison did during a 5-0 loss to the Bolts. South was already down four starters before Contreras’ injury due to injuries, illness...