The La Junta Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Florence Huskies at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. La Junta will be strutting in after a victory while Florence will be coming in after a loss.
La Junta took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They took down Ellicott 53-34. The Tigers pushed the score to 44-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Thunderhawks cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Florence played a tough match on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Salida, falling 76-48. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Spartans are ranked 120th).
La Junta's win bumped their record up to 6-13. As for Florence, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-12.
La Junta was taken down by Florence 64-37 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Thankfully for La Junta, Gage Goodall (who dropped a double-double with 31 points and 20 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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