A well-balanced attack led Vail Mountain over La Junta in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. The Vail Mountain Gore Rangers took down the La Junta Tigers 67-48. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gore Rangers.
Vail Mountain's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cole Lewis, who went 6 of 13 en route to 17 points along with six steals and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Lewis a new career-high in assists (two). Another player making a difference was Charlie Vidal, who went 9 of 15 en route to 18 points and four steals.
Vail Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Junta only pulled down 12 offensive rebounds.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tony Rodriguez, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Monze Alvidrez, who posted 13 points.
Vail Mountain now has a winning record of 2-1. As for La Junta, their defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.
Vail Mountain wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 46-39 loss against Fowler on the 13th. As for La Junta, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 64-38 win against Del Norte on the 13th.
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