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| 02/14/25 - Away | 65-27 W |
| 01/24/25 - Home | 63-41 W |
| 02/16/24 - Home | 43-32 W |
| 01/23/24 - Away | 58-41 W |
| 02/17/23 - Away | 44-53 L |
| + 5 more games |
You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Grand Junction's strategy against Grand Junction Central on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Grand Junction Tigers blew the Grand Junction Central Warriors out of the water with a 65-27 final score. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Warriors are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grand Junction got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Grant Lewis out in front who went 5-for-10 en route to 12 points. Thanks to that strong game, Lewis now owns an excellent 45.2% field goal percentage. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Schmalz, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 14 points.
Grand Junction was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grand Junction Central only four assists.
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Rylie Hoyt, who posted 11 points. The dominant performance also gave Hoyt a new career-high in blocks (two).
The win got Grand Junction back to even at 10-10. As for Grand Junction Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-19 record this season.
Grand Junction has already played their next game, a 32-30 victory against Montrose on the 18th. As for Grand Junction Central, they will be playing at home against Palisade at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
