If La Junta was riding high fresh off their 64-31 takedown of James Irwin last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tigers were dealt an 87-41 defeat at the hands of the Banning Lewis Academy Stallions on Thursday. 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 172nd, while the Stallions are ranked tenth).
Ryan Remick
| 02/12/26 @ Banning Lewis Academy | 50% |
| 02/06/26 vs James Irwin | 75% |
| 02/04/26 @ Rye | 50% |
La Junta lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ryan Remick, who posted nine points and five rebounds. He is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kai Furtado, who earned eight points and five boards.
Matthew Lebron continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Banning Lewis Academy, shooting 54% from the field en route to 28 points and four steals. Jimmy Berger was another key player, going 6-for-8 to rack up 19 points and three steals.
La Junta's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Banning Lewis Academy, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 17-0.
La Junta didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-57 win against Woodland Park on the 14th. As for Banning Lewis Academy, they have also already played their next matchup, a 69-28 victory against James Irwin on the 14th.
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