Lamar and Manitou Springs are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Lamar Thunder will venture away from home to square off against the Manitou Springs Mustangs at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Lamar will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Lamar is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Rye: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lamar blew Rye out of the water with a 63-32 final score. The Thunder have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 22 points or more this season.
Brooklyn Robbins
| 02/11/25 @ Rye | 28 |
| 01/24/25 vs Florence | 25 |
| 12/12/24 @ Fort Lupton | 23 |
| 11/28/23 @ Florence | 23 |
| 02/20/24 vs Moffat County | 21 |
It was another big night for Brooklyn Robbins, who dropped a double-double with 28 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Tatum Milenski, who posted 13 points and seven steals.
Lamar smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Manitou Springs lost to Salida on the road by a 48-29 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while the Spartans are ranked 59th).
Lamar's win bumped their record up to 15-3. As for Manitou Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Lamar was able to grind out a solid victory over Manitou Springs in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 36-25. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lamar since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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