The Lingle-Fort Laramie Doggers waltzed into their game on Saturday with eight straight wins but they left with nine. They strolled past Crawford with points to spare, taking the game 51-35. Given Lingle-Fort Laramie's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 17th in Wyoming, while Crawford is ranked 178th in Nebraska), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lingle-Fort Laramie got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jordynn Speckner out in front who scored ten points along with six steals and five rebounds. Speckner is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. Skyla Wunder was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with eight steals.
Despite the loss, Crawford still got an impressive performance from Britney Klein, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Klein is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 17 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Keslyn Vogel, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Lingle-Fort Laramie pushed their record up to 15-4 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.1 points per game. As for Crawford, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8.
Lingle-Fort Laramie will be playing at home against Guernsey-Sunrise at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Lingle-Fort Laramie is facing Guernsey-Sunrise at the right time seeing as Guernsey-Sunrise is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Crawford, they will be playing at home against Banner County on Tuesday. Hopefully Crawford focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Saturday.