Basketball Recap: Lamar Skates Past Rye with Ease

Thunder

Margin (Wins)

02/13/25 @ Rye	47
01/16/25 vs La Junta	46
01/31/25 vs James Irwin	42
01/24/25 vs Florence	38
12/05/24 vs Arvada	35

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lamar's strategy against Rye on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Lamar Thunder blew the Rye Thunderbolts out of the water with a 65-18 final score. The Thunder have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 32 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lamar to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gabrian Jacobs, who posted seven points in addition to four blocks and three steals. Braxen Shelton also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assists of the season.

Lamar was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.1 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.8.

Lamar has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points over those games. As for Rye, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lamar will take on Manitou Springs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Manitou Springs' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches. As for Rye, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Buena Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Buena Vista will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Rye surely won't give up without a fight.