Colorado High School Basketball - La Junta edges Salida
December 18, 2021: La Junta, CO 81050 The La Junta Tigers (La Junta, CO) basketball nipped the visiting Salida Spartans (Salida, CO), 52-49 in Saturday's league test.
The Tigers (5-4) will now prepare for their test against Ellicott (Calhan, CO). The Thunderhawks go into the 3A Tri-Peaks test with a 4-2 record. In their last test, Ellicott was tipped by The Vanguard School (Colorado Springs, CO), 57-48, in a league test.
The Spartans now own a 1-4 record. They play next when they travel to Alamosa for a non-league test on Tuesday, January 4. Salida will encounter a Mean Moose squad coming off a 43-38 non-league loss to Westminster (Westminster, CO). The Mean Moose record now stands at 3-4.