Caitlin Clark keeps missing games due to injury, but the Indiana Fever keep winning games without her.

Clark was out again on Thursday due to a strained groin when the Fever took on the Las Vegas Aces. Just as they did in the Commissioner's Cup final versus the Minnesota Lynx, they got the job done with strong defense and a balanced attack on offense, giving them an 81-54 victory.

Forward/center Aliyah Boston has been stepping up offensively of late. She scored 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting and added seven rebounds, making it the sixth time in 17 games she has reached the 20-point mark.

The WNBA's official X account highlighted this feat.

Boston is a rising star for Indiana. The No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft was the Rookie of the Year two seasons ago and has been named to the All-Star team in each of her three seasons in the league.

So far this year, she's averaging 16.2 points on 60.3% shooting from the field, 8.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.2 blocks per game.

Including Tuesday's Commissioner's Cup final, Indiana has now won eight of its last 12 games. Its 9-8 overall record doesn't look too impressive, but it is slowly climbing in the standings with lots of basketball yet to be played this summer.

It has just started a five-game home stand that includes contests against the Los Angeles Sparks, Golden State Valkyries, Atlanta Dream and Dallas Wings over the next 10 days.