Lady Bulldogs fall to Rawlins, prep for regionals

Photo/Adam Louis Muira Bunker keeps the ball away from a Lady Outlaw during the final regular season game at home on Friday. The Lady Bulldogs are preparing for regionals this week, first targeting the Torrington Lady Trailblazers on Thursday.

WHEATLAND – The Lady Bulldogs of Wheatland (7-13 overall, 5-9 conference) lost to the Rawlins Lady Outlaws (19-3 overall, 12-2 conference) during the final home game of the regular season last Friday, 60-34.

“We played three good quarters of basketball,” said Coach Bard Phifer. “But we did not have a good fourth quarter.”

The Lady Bulldogs will head to Worland this week for 3A regionals. They sit at No. 6 and will take on the Torrington Lady Trailblazers (13-9 overall, 8-6 conference) on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. The loser of the matchup will face the loser of the Worland/Rawlins matchup in a consolation round at 8:30 a.m. on Friday. The winner will move on to the semi-finals, facing the winner between Rawlins and Worland, at 3 p.m. on Friday, competing for a spot in the state tournament.





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