On Saturday, Rock Springs faced Kelly Walsh in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rock Springs TIGERS took a 74-57 bruising from the Kelly Walsh Trojans. The TIGERS were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Trojans earlier this season, when they won 64-54.
Despite the loss, Rock Springs still got an impressive performance from Sam Lionberger, who went 9-for-20 on his way to 27 points in addition to eight boards and six assists. Another player making a difference was Sam Eddy, who posted six points and five steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Rock Springs and nudges their season record down to 9-9. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 11-8 Natrona County (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 55.3% over those games). As for Kelly Walsh, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season.
Rock Springs will square off against Green River at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rock Springs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61 points per game this season. As for Kelly Walsh, they will take on Natrona County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Natrona County comes in on eight and Kelly Walsh on three.
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