Basketball Recap: Lingle-Fort Laramie's Win on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to 14

Doggers

Previous Games

01/28/25 vs Morrill	63-35
01/24/25 vs Guernsey-Sunrise	75-4
01/17/25 @ Niobrara County	59-36
01/16/25 @ Southeast	47-27
01/11/25 vs HEM	68-20
+ 9 more games

Lingle-Fort Laramie put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to the Morrill Lions for the full four quarters, racking up a 63-35 win. Given the Doggers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked sixth in Wyoming, while the Lions are ranked 161st in Nebraska), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Lingle-Fort Laramie's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brody Roberts, who went 9 of 13 on his way to 21 points in addition to seven boards and six assists. Roberts is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last ten games he's played. Brady Cook was another key player, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds.

Roberts wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Lingle-Fort Laramie was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Morrill only racked up six assists.

Morrill lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ashwin Pittman, who posted 16 points. That was a full 45.7% of Morrill's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Wyler Fisher, who put up 11 points and five boards.

Lingle-Fort Laramie pushed their record up to 14-0 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.4 points per game. As for Morrill, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 12-4 record.

Lingle-Fort Laramie will square off against Southeast at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lingle-Fort Laramie's defense has only allowed 27.1 points per game this season, so Southeast's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Morrill, they will take on Gordon-Rushville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morrill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season.