La Junta is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Friday. After each having a week off, they and the Lamar Thunder will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
La Junta is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against The Classical Academy last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Tigers came up short against the Titans, falling 45-25. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-7.
Although La Junta took the loss, they still got scores from Christian Armendariz, Calvin Hill, and Eban Morales.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 46 points the game before, Lamar was a bit more limited in their game last Friday. They had to suffer through a 50-6 loss at the hands of Burlington. The Thunder were down 50-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lamar fell to 3-1. As for La Junta, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Things could have been worse for La Junta, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 38-20 loss to Lamar when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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