Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Lamar Thunder (Lamar, CO) and the visiting Salida Spartans (Salida, CO), saw Lamar's basketball squad overcome Salida by a tally of 37-29.

With the victory, Lamar improves its record to 11-9 on the campaign. The Thunder host Rocky Ford (Rocky Ford, CO) to confront the Meloneers in a non-league challenge on Monday, February 12. The Meloneers come into the challenge with a record of 8-10. Rocky Ford lost 50-45 in their recent league challenge against Holly (Holly, CO)

Next up, the Spartans confront the Buena Vista Demons (Buena Vista, CO) in a 4A/3A Tri-Peaks challenge, on Tuesday, February 13. Salida will attempt to improve on its 9-9 season record. The Demons come into the challenge with a 11-6 record after their 65-21 league win over James Irwin (Colorado Springs, CO).