After flying high against James Irwin last Wednesday, Salida came back down to earth. The Salida Spartans received a blow on Friday as they fell 65-46 to the Colorado Springs Christian Lions. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Spartans came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Lions are ranked 209th).
Colorado Springs Christian was led to victory by Maximiliano Cota-Cordova and Levi Williams. Cota-Cordova almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards, while Williams went 8 of 12 en route to 17 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Velasquez, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine boards.
Salida's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-3. As for Colorado Springs Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-6.
Salida won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Summit at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Colorado Springs Christian, they will square off against St. Mary's at 4:30 p.m. on February 1st.
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