Grand Junction hasn't had much luck against Durango recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Grand Junction Tigers will be playing at home against the Durango Demons at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Grand Junction is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Montrose, falling 57-35. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Red Hawks are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, Durango fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Montrose on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Red Hawks by a score of 49-46. The Demons have struggled against the Red Hawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Grand Junction's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Durango, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-5.
Grand Junction was taken down by Durango 57-26 in their previous matchup on February 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Durango's Claire Goodwin, who went 5-for-11 en route to 17 points and six steals. Now that Grand Junction knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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