Lamar has gone 4-0 against Banning Lewis Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Lamar Thunder will challenge the Banning Lewis Academy Stallions at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lamar has three straight wins, Banning Lewis Academy has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Thursday, Lamar really took it to La Junta for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-24 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-9.
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Brooklyn Robbins continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8 of 12 en route to 18 points and three steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mireya Gomez, who posted eight points.
Lamar was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Banning Lewis Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 37-32 to Manitou Springs.
Lamar has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Banning Lewis Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Lamar didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Banning Lewis Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 48-42 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lamar 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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