After flying high against Olathe last Saturday, Gunnison came back down to earth. The Gunnison Cowboys fell 50-43 to the Salida Spartans on Tuesday. The Cowboys haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Sienna Gomez and Kylee McDougal certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Gomez posted 11 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks, while McDougal had 14 points and five boards. McDougal is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Ashlyn Cowan was another key player, putting up five points.
Braeden Johnson was her usual excellent self, going 12 of 23 en route to 29 points and three steals for Salida. That makes it three consecutive games in which Johnson has scored at least a third of Salida's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagen Osness, who scored five points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Gunnison's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Salida, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Gunnison didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 59-33 win against Aspen on the 17th. As for Salida, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 67-22 victory against Woodland Park on the 16th.
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