Recap: Lamar Thunder vs. Salida Spartans
The Lamar Thunder lost against the Salida Spartans back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. Lamar fell just short of Salida by a score of 51-49. Lamar has not had much luck with Salida recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the loss, Lamar saw an underclassman step up: Alex Williams scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Austin Thacker, who scored nine points along with five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Lamar smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Salida only pulled down four offensive rebounds.
Salida's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ryan Osness, who scored 18 points along with two steals. Osness has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Edgington, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Lamar's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Salida, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Lamar will be playing at home against Rocky Ford at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Rocky Ford is coming into the matchup with five straight losses on the road, meaning Lamar will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. Salida is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Buena Vista at 7:00 p.m. on February 13th. Buena Vista will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 146th, while Salida is ranked 46th).
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