Colorado High School Basketball - Salida overwhelms Florence
January 5, 2022: Florence, CO 81226 Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Salida Spartans (Salida, CO) and the host Florence Huskies (Florence, CO), saw Salida's basketball squad wallop Florence by a tally of 55-18.
With the victory, Salida improves its record to 2-5 on the campaign. The Spartans host Lake County (Leadville, CO) to confront the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 8. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 1-5. Lake County lost 34-25 in their recent non-league challenge against Vail Christian (Edwards, CO)
Next up, the Huskies confront the Ellicott Thunderhawks (Calhan, CO) in a 3A Tri-Peaks challenge, on Friday, January 7. Florence will attempt to improve on its 1-7 season record. The Thunderhawks come into the challenge with a 5-2 record after their 62-28 league win over La Junta (La Junta, CO).