Durango and Grand Junction Central are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Durango Demons are taking a road trip to face off against the Grand Junction Central Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Durango will be strutting in after a win while Grand Junction Central will be coming in after a defeat.
Durango will head into Saturday's match on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Grand Junction on Saturday. Durango simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Grand Junction 57-26. Given the Demons' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Tigers are ranked 146th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Claire Goodwin continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 5 for 11 en route to 17 points and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaelyn Alston, who went 5 of 6 on her way to 11 points.
Meanwhile, Grand Junction Central came up short against Montrose on Tuesday and fell 47-35. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Durango's victory bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Grand Junction Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Everything came up roses for Durango against Grand Junction Central when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 48-18 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Durango since the team 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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