On Saturday, the Grand Junction Tigers beat the Lakewood Tigers 45-34. Given Grand Junction's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while Lakewood is ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Grand Junction's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Andrew Henderson, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 16 points. The dominant performance also gave Henderson a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Grant Lewis, who posted 11 points.
Despite the loss, Lakewood had strong showings from Marcus Bane, who had 16 points, and Ben Kerchner, who earned six points. That was a full 47.1% of Lakewood's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Tatum Bachicha also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Grand Junction now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Lakewood, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Grand Junction didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-42 win against Glenwood Springs on the 7th. Lakewood has also already played their next matchup, a 56-49 defeat against Denver North on the 7th.
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