Basketball Recap: Pine Bluffs Takes a Loss

After flying high against Moorcroft last Saturday, Pine Bluffs came back down to earth. The Pine Bluffs Hornets came up short against the Lingle-Fort Laramie Doggers on Saturday, falling 56-36. The Hornets were probably out for revenge after losing 64-51 to them when the teams met back in February of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Lingle-Fort Laramie was led to victory by Brady Cook and Brody Roberts. Cook dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds, while Roberts went 9 of 16 on his way to 20 points and seven boards. Roberts' afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Ned Nelson was another key player, putting up eight points.

Hornets

Previous 5 Games

02/01/25 @ Lingle-Fort Laramie	36-56
01/25/25 vs Moorcroft	78-25
01/21/25 vs Mitchell	57-46
01/17/25 vs Southeast	48-38
01/11/25 @ Wright	74-83

With the defeat, Pine Bluffs broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-7. As for Lingle-Fort Laramie, the win keeps them at an undefeated 16-0.

Pine Bluffs has already played their next game (against Burns), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lingle-Fort Laramie has also has no score uploaded for their next match, this one against Niobrara County.