Basketball Recap: Lamar Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Victory

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Previous 6 Games

01/28/25 @ Crowley County	47-23
01/24/25 vs Florence	48-7
01/21/25 @ Ellicott	31-29
01/16/25 vs La Junta	59-24
12/21/24 vs Buena Vista	26-14
12/20/24 vs Salida	42-32

Lamar extended their winning streak to six games thanks to a huge performance from Tatum Milenski. Everything went the Lamar Thunder's way against the Crowley County Chargers on Tuesday as the Lamar Thunder made off with a 47-23 victory thanks in part to Milenski, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played.

Chloe Weber was another key player, going 6 for 14 en route to 12 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in blocks (two).

Crowley County's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ashlyn Berg, who posted six points. Another player making a difference was Alexis Rusher, who put up six points and five boards.

Lamar's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Crowley County, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-6.

Lamar will face off against James Irwin at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lamar's defense has only allowed 25.2 points per game this season, so James Irwin's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Crowley County, they will take on South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.