Lamar is 9-0 against James Irwin since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lamar Thunder will welcome the James Irwin Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lamar has six straight wins, James Irwin has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Lamar is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Crowley County: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Lamar's way against Crowley County on Tuesday as Lamar made off with a 47-23 victory. The Thunder have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.
| 01/16/24 vs La Junta | 14 |
| 01/28/25 @ Crowley County | 24 |
| 01/25/24 vs St. Mary's | 19 |
| 01/04/24 vs Rye | 13 |
| 12/13/24 vs Severance | 12 |
Tatum Milenski had an outrageously good game as she almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine steals. Those 24 points gave her a new career-high. Chloe Weber was another key player, going 6 of 14 on her way to 12 points and eight rebounds.
Lamar was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crowley County only posted two assists.
Meanwhile, James Irwin lost to Manitou Springs at home by a 46-30 margin on Friday.
Despite the loss, James Irwin saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Stella Reed almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Mia Busby, who posted four points and four steals.
Lamar has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for James Irwin, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Lamar strolled past James Irwin in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 50-31. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was James Irwin's Hannah Meier, who went 8 for 18 en route to 20 points and six steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lamar still be able to contain Meier? There's only one way to find out.
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