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| 02/10/24 - Home | 37-29 W |
| 02/11/23 - Away | 37-22 W |
| 02/12/22 - Away | 49-6 W |
| 02/12/21 - Home | 51-27 W |
| 02/06/20 - Home | 52-19 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lamar is 8-2 against Salida since February of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lamar Thunder will take on the Salida Spartans in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. Lamar's defense has only allowed 28.8 points per game this season, so Salida's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Lamar's tournament run continued when they took on Sterling on Saturday. Lamar fell 32-25 to Sterling. The game marked the Thunder's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Lamar had strong showings from Brooklyn Robbins, who posted 13 points and seven rebounds, and Chloe Weber, who put up eight points and six rebounds. That was a full 52% of Lamar's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Salida's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Thursday. They fell just short of Centauri by a score of 53-50. The loss was the Spartans' first of the season.
Lamar will have to contain Braeden Johnson as she made an impact in Salida's last game. She almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine steals. Johnson's evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Graysa Kindle was another key player, going 8 of 17 on her way to 16 points along with five boards and three steals.
Lamar's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Salida, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Lamar has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 28.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Salida struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.2 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Lamar was able to grind out a solid win over Salida in their previous meeting back in February, winning 37-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lamar since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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