Laughlin is 2-8 against Awaken Christian since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Laughlin Cougars take on the Awaken Christian Lions at 1:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Laughlin came up short against Founders Classical Academy and fell 53-45.
Meanwhile, Awaken Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 61-42 to Needles. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 79th in Nevada, while the Mustangs are ranked 14th in California).
Laughlin's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Awaken Christian, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Things could have been worse for Laughlin, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-42 loss to Awaken Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Awaken Christian's Jadon Kenney, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Laughlin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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