It was a good run, but the Rawlins Outlaws unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 72-65 to Laramie. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game last Saturday (63), Rawlins still had to take the loss.
Defeat or not, Rawlins got some senior leadership from Jose Morales who scored 27 points along with six assists and two steals and Jaxson Allard who scored 25 points along with nine rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Allard has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Damien Vialpando, who scored four points along with two steals.
Laramie was led to victory by Jaden Smith and Neil Summers. Smith scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and six assists, while Summers dropped a double-double on 26 points and 15 rebounds. Summers has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Alexander, who scored 11 points.
Rawlins bumped their record down to 4-6 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Laramie, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Rawlins won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Buffalo at 3:00 p.m. on January 13th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Wyoming (Buffalo is ranked 36th, while Rawlins is ranked 34th). As for Laramie, they will be playing at home against East at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
