Adelson is 0-8 against Laughlin since January of 2017 but things could change on Thursday. Adelson will head out to face off against the Laughlin Cougars at 5:00 p.m.
Adelson is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Needles on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Adelson took a blow against Needles, falling 73-17. Adelson was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-10.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Laughlin). They breezed by Sandy Valley to the tune of 52-16 on Tuesday. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 25 point advantage.
Laughlin's win came from a few key players Adelson will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was AmorA ThomAs, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 steals. Those 20 points gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Valeria Quintero, who posted 20 points and eight steals.
Laughlin's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-7. As for Adelson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-10.
Adelson came up short against Laughlin when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 54-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Quintero, who had 24 points and three steals. Now that Adelson knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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