It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Las Animas can now relate to. They took a hard 46-27 fall against the Burlington Cougars on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Cougars are ranked 29th).
Roree Willbanks
| 03/08/25 vs Burlington | 8 |
| 01/24/25 @ Walsenburg | 7 |
| 01/31/25 @ Limon | 5 |
| 02/14/25 vs Fowler | 4 |
| 01/11/25 @ Ellicott | 4 |
Las Animas' loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Roree Willbanks, who posted eight points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Willbanks a new career-high in points.
It was another big night for Kiyarra Williams, who put up 24 points in addition to five boards and five steals for Burlington. Williams has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lynzee Neal, who earned 12 points and eight rebounds.
Las Animas' defeat dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Burlington, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-5.
Las Animas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Burlington, they will challenge Akron at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday. Akron will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Burlington surely won't give up without a fight.
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