Basketball Recap: Thunder Basin Wins High-Profile Match Against Laramie

On Friday, Thunder Basin faced Laramie in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Thunder Basin Bolts walked away with a 66-53 win over the Laramie Plainsmen. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bolts.

Thunder Basin's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gibson Williams, who posted 18 points. Williams' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Trypp Burtsfield, who went 6 of 10 en route to 16 points.

Thunder Basin was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Laramie only racked up five assists.

Laramie's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Max Alexander, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 18 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Neil Summers, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 boards.

Thunder Basin has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Laramie, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 9-3 record.

Thunder Basin didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 85-44 victory against South on the 18th. Laramie has also already played their next contest (against Sheridan), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.