Salida is 2-8 against La Junta since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Salida Spartans will take on the La Junta Tigers at 3:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Salida will head out to face La Junta after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Salida fell just short of The Vanguard School by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Salida sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 16-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, La Junta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Woodland Park.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 23-25, 25-19, 25-22.
Salida's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. As for La Junta, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Salida took their win against La Junta in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salida since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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