Laughlin lost against Needles back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Laughlin Cougars took a blow against the Needles Mustangs, falling 79-8. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 81st in Nevada, while the Mustangs are ranked 20th in California).
Despite the loss, Laughlin still got an impressive performance from Lucy Braaksma, who posted six points.
Gianna Collier was her usual excellent self, going 9 of 14 to rack up 24 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals for Needles. The matchup was Collier's 12th in a row with at least 22 points. Another player making a difference was Isabella Harvey, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 12 boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Laughlin and nudges their season record down to 7-9. As for Needles, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 19-3.
Laughlin has already played their next contest, a 62-45 loss against GV Christian on the 7th. As for Needles, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-11 victory against Lake Mead Christian Academy on the 7th.
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