Colorado High School Basketball - Salida holds off Gunnison
January 14, 2025: Salida, CO 81201 The Salida Spartans basketball team scored 50 points and limited the visiting Gunnison Cowboys to 43 in the Spartans non-league triumph on Tuesday.
The Spartans now have a 6-2 record. They play next when they travel to Woodland Park for a 4A/3A Tri-Peaks game on Thursday, January 16. Salida will confront a Panthers team coming off a 67-11 non-league loss to Strasburg (Strasburg, CO). The Panthers record now stands at 0-9.
With the loss, Gunnison falls to 5-5 on the campaign. The Cowboys host Aspen (Aspen, CO) to confront the Skiers in a 3A Western Slope game on Friday, January 17. The Skiers go into the game with a record of 0-5. Aspen lost 57-19 in their recent non-league game against Coal Ridge (New Castle, CO)