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| 01/09/24 - Home | 60-34 W |
| 01/10/23 - Away | 61-49 W |
| 01/13/22 - Home | 57-32 W |
| 02/05/21 - Away | 56-35 W |
Banning Lewis Academy has gone a perfect 4-0 against La Junta recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Banning Lewis Academy Stallions will face off against the La Junta Tigers at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Banning Lewis Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups.
Banning Lewis Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Thomas MacLaren School: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Banning Lewis Academy blew Thomas MacLaren School out of the water with an 86-48 final score. With the Stallions ahead 49-19 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask La Junta). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 71-37 victory over James Irwin. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Banning Lewis Academy better keep an eye on DJ Brown. He was instrumental in La Junta's win, putting up 16 points. The dominant performance gave Brown a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Alfred Furtado, who posted 13 points.
Banning Lewis Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points over those games. As for La Junta, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-11.
Everything went Banning Lewis Academy's way against La Junta in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as Banning Lewis Academy made off with a 60-34 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Banning Lewis Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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