Laughlin lost against Awaken Christian back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Laughlin Cougars fell 60-49 to the Awaken Christian Lions. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bryson Drescher, who made all 5 shots he took to post 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kobe Phillips, who posted ten points along with seven assists and six boards.
Even though they lost, Laughlin was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Awaken Christian only posted five assists.
Leading Awaken Christian to victory were Ethan Kepler and Gavin Kepler. Ethan earned 13 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals, while Gavin went 8 of 15 to rack up 16 points and six boards. That's the most points Gavin has posted since back in December of 2024. Jaxon McDuffie was another key player, going 6 for 9 on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds.
Laughlin's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Awaken Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Laughlin has already played their next match, an 85-38 defeat against Needles on the 4th. As for Awaken Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 71-46 victory against Lake Mead Christian Academy on the 4th.
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