Thunder Basin is 9-0 against the Plainsmen since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Thunder Basin Bolts will be staying on the road to face off against the Laramie Plainsmen at 6:00 p.m. on February 2nd. Hopefully Thunder Basin focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Friday.
Last Friday, Thunder Basin faced the Camels in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Thunder Basin's rough 71-47 defeat to the Camels might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Thunder Basin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wyoming basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Camels are ranked fifth).
Despite their defeat, Thunder Basin saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Kambel Cox, who scored 15 points along with three steals, was perhaps the best of all. Reece Mcgrath was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Meanwhile, Laramie stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on South with a sharp 54-32 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Laramie.
Thunder Basin's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-8. As for Laramie, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Thunder Basin was able to grind out a solid win over the Plainsmen when the teams last played back in February of 2023, winning 59-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thunder Basin since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
