Encampment and Lingle-Fort Laramie are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Encampment Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Lingle-Fort Laramie Doggers at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday.
Encampment is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Southeast just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 46-37 to the Cyclones. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lingle-Fort Laramie put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Kaycee for the full four quarters, racking up a 68-19 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-11.
Encampment better keep an eye on Brody Roberts. He was instrumental in Lingle-Fort Laramie's win, going 10 of 14 on his way to 22 points along with five assists and five boards. Roberts' evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ned Nelson, who went 5 of 7 en route to 13 points along with six assists and five boards.
Lingle-Fort Laramie was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 21 assists in three consecutive matchups.
Lingle-Fort Laramie's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.1 points per game. As for Encampment, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Things could have been worse for Encampment, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 64-50 loss to Lingle-Fort Laramie when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Encampment avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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