Basketball Recap: The Vanguard School Drops Season-High Score on La Junta

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask The Vanguard School). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the La Junta Tigers 107-45. The Coursers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Matty Dessalegn

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01/24/25 vs La Junta	9
01/16/25 vs Fountain Valley	9
01/14/25 @ Forge Christian	10
01/10/25 @ Banning Lewis Academy	14
01/08/25 @ Ellicott	13

Leading The Vanguard School to victory were JJ Wetters and Matty Dessalegn. Wetters posted 22 points along with eight assists and three steals, while Dessalegn almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine boards. Dessalegn has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 14 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Bregard, who earned 13 points in addition to seven assists and five boards.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: The Vanguard School was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Junta only racked up 11 assists.

Despite the loss, La Junta still got an impressive performance from Monze Alvidrez, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 14 points. Calvin Hill was another key player, putting up seven points.

The Vanguard School is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.7 points. As for La Junta, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.

The Vanguard School is taking a road trip to face off against Manitou Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Manitou Springs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.3 points per game this season. As for La Junta, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 71-59 loss against St. Mary's on the 28th.