With a playoff game on the line, the Salida Spartans rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They blew past the Pirates 63-13 at home. Salida has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Salida was led to victory by Eli Schwarz and Ashton Walker. Schwarz scored 11 points along with three steals, while Walker scored ten points along with three blocks and two steals. Walker has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Ortiz, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Despite the defeat, St. Mary's saw an underclassman step up: Mike Trechter scored four points.
Salida's victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-3. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 32.5 points. As for St. Mary's, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-13.
Salida will challenge Banning Lewis Academy at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Banning Lewis Academy will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Salida surely won't give up without a fight. St. Mary's road trip will continue as they head out to face Florence at 2:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Florence is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 57 points per game this season.
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