Grand Junction was handed a heart-breaking three-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Grand Junction Central on Friday. The Grand Junction Tigers were the clear victor by a 63-41 margin over the Grand Junction Central Warriors. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Warriors, too.
Leading Grand Junction to victory were Will Weirath and Andrew Henderson. Weirath went 6 for 9 on his way to 17 points, while Henderson went 6 of 10 en route to 15 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Grant Lewis, who posted 11 points.
Grand Junction Central's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Blake Rooks, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 18 points, and Adam Tabora, who earned 11 points and five assists. The dominant performance gave Tabora a new career-high in assists.
Grand Junction's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 8-6. As for Grand Junction Central, they dropped their record down to 2-14 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Grand Junction didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-52 loss against Uintah on the 25th. As for Grand Junction Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 66-58 win against Battle Mountain on the 28th.
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