Basketball Game Preview: Pine Bluffs Hornets vs. Lingle-Fort Laramie Doggers

By Team Reports Jan 30, 2025, 10:58pm

Basketball Preview: Pine Bluffs Hornets vs. Lingle-Fort Laramie Doggers

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Pine Bluffs has gone 9-1 against Lingle-Fort Laramie recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Pine Bluffs Hornets will face off against the Lingle-Fort Laramie Doggers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Pine Bluffs sitting on three straight wins and Lingle-Fort Laramie on 15.

Pine Bluffs is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Moorcroft 78-25. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Hornets with their most commanding win of the season.

Meanwhile, Lingle-Fort Laramie was able to grind out a solid victory over Southeast on Thursday, taking the game 65-53.

Lingle-Fort Laramie's win came from a few key players Pine Bluffs will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Anthony Arnusch, who went 6 for 14 en route to 17 points in addition to five assists and five boards. That's the most rebounds he has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Cook, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 14 points and seven boards.

Lingle-Fort Laramie's win was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.1 points per game. As for Pine Bluffs, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.

Pine Bluffs came up short against Lingle-Fort Laramie in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 64-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cook, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Pine Bluffs knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.

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