Basketball Recap: Salida Piles Up the Points Against Gunnison

Spartans

Margin (Wins)

12/03/24 @ Crested Butte	43
01/14/25 vs Gunnison	29
12/21/24 @ La Junta	26
12/05/24 vs Sanford	20

Salida had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 29-point drubbing they dealt Gunnison on Tuesday. The Salida Spartans breezed by the Gunnison Cowboys to the tune of 61-32. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 20 points or more this season.

The victory was the third in a row for Salida, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Gunnison, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-5 record.

Salida has already played their next matchup (against Woodland Park), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Gunnison will face off against Meeker at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.