Salida hasn't had much luck against Gunnison recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Salida Spartans will host the Gunnison Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Salida will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Pagosa Springs, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Salida came out on top in a nail-biter against Pagosa Springs on Friday, sneaking past 45-42. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Pirates are ranked 246th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gunnison had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They snuck past the Pirates with a 61-55 victory. The score was all tied up 27-27 at the break, but the Cowboys were the better team in the second half.
Gunnison has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Salida, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Salida couldn't quite finish off Gunnison when the teams last played back in November of 2021 and fell 41-38. Thankfully for Salida, Theron Yoder (who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards) 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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