Pine Bluffs and Lingle-Fort Laramie are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Pine Bluffs Hornets will face off against the Lingle-Fort Laramie Doggers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Pine Bluffs sitting on three straight wins and Lingle-Fort Laramie on 11.
Last Saturday, Pine Bluffs was fully in charge, breezing past Moorcroft 64-13. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lingle-Fort Laramie beat Southeast 37-32 on Thursday.
Pine Bluffs better focus on containing Skyla Wunder and Jordynn Speckner as the pair were huge in Lingle-Fort Laramie's win. Wunder posted 17 points and eight steals, while Speckner went 5 for 10 en route to 11 points. Wunder is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed five or more in the last 11 games she's played.
Lingle-Fort Laramie smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in 11 consecutive matches.
Lingle-Fort Laramie's victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.5 points per game. As for Pine Bluffs, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Pine Bluffs, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 50-32 loss to Lingle-Fort Laramie when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Pine Bluffs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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