The Rawlins Outlaws will square off against the Torrington Trailblazers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rawlins will be strutting in after a victory while Torrington will be coming in after a loss.
Rawlins is coming into the game on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 44-39 W against Worland.
Rawlins can attribute much of their success to Lincoln Searle, who went 5-for-12 to rack up 14 points and six boards, and Chris Gonzalez, who posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Talan Lascano, who had four points.
Meanwhile, Torrington suffered their closest defeat since December 9, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Rawlins by a score of 48-46. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Rawlins will have to contain Landre Greiman as he made an impact in Torrington's last game. He shot 50% from the field on his way to 23 points and five steals. The matchup was Greiman's third in a row with at least 22 points. Another player making a difference was Mac Hibben, who put up seven points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Torrington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. This was only their second loss (out of eight games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Torrington's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Rawlins, their victory bumped their record up to 7-14.
Rawlins came out on top in a nail-biter against Torrington in their previous matchup on Friday, sneaking past 48-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rawlins since the squad 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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