After flying high against Buena Vista last Friday, Lamar came back down to earth. The Lamar Thunder fell just short of the Salida Spartans by a score of 67-65 on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (58), the Thunder still had to take the loss.
Lamar's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jacob Dunning, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabrian Jacobs, who went 7-for-15 to rack up 18 points and eight boards.
Lamar has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 16-7 record this season. The win made it two in a row for Salida and bumps their season record up to 15-8.
As of now, neither Lamar nor Salida have any future games scheduled.
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