La Junta had won four straight road games dating back to last season and Isabelle Aragon did her part to make it five on Saturday. The La Junta Tigers escaped with a win against the Crowley County Chargers by the margin of a single free throw, 49-48 thanks in part to Aragon, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. She has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played.
| 12/07/24 @ Crowley County | 7 |
| 02/10/24 vs Colorado Springs Christian | 6 |
| 02/14/24 @ James Irwin | 5 |
| 12/05/23 vs Custer County | 4 |
| 12/12/23 vs Manitou Springs | 4 |
Another player making a difference was Brylee Gearhart, who posted seven points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Those seven points gave her a new career-high.
Crowley County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Julia Brown, who had six points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Rusher, who put up 14 points and six rebounds.
The victory got La Junta back to even at 1-1. As for Crowley County, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
La Junta wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 47-20 win against Vail Mountain on the 12th. As for Crowley County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 70-31 defeat against Simla on the 13th.
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