After flying high against Platte Canyon on Wednesday, Salida came back down to earth. The Spartans fell just short of the La Junta Tigers by a score of 4-2 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
Salida saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Orion Post, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base.
Salida's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for La Junta, their win bumped their record up to 5-14.
While Salida had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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