The La Junta Tigers will face off against the Banning Lewis Academy Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Junta will be strutting in after a victory while Banning Lewis Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
La Junta is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Manitou Springs for the full four quarters, racking up a 63-13 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-7.
La Junta didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Christian Armendariz and Calvin Hill.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Banning Lewis Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were beaten by Florence 35-7. The game marked the Stallions' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Sam Early and Noah Howard. Howard had a great game and rushed for 153 yards and three scores. Meanwhile, Early did his best for the losing side, rushing for 120 yards and one TD on only 15 carries.
The victory made it two in a row for La Junta and bumps their season record up to 4-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 25 points in those games. As for Banning Lewis Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Everything came up roses for La Junta against Banning Lewis Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 36-7 victory. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Stallions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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