The Indian Springs Thunderbirds entered their tilt with the Laughlin Cougars with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Indian Springs walked away with a 40-32 victory over Laughlin on Tuesday. 40 seems to be a good number for Indian Springs as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Indian Springs was led to victory by Celina Pena and Oriyah Clay. Pena scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and six steals, while Clay dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Clay is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Ava Hill was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals.
Despite the defeat, Laughlin saw an underclassman step up: Amora Thomas scored 12 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Thomas has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Daishanae Jackson, who scored five points along with two steals.
Indian Springs' win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2. As for Laughlin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Indian Springs will face off against Tonopah at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Tonopah: 26.5, Indian Springs: 22.8) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Laughlin, they will head out on the road to square off against White Pine at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
