La Junta won against Banning Lewis Academy last Friday with 36 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The La Junta Tigers were the clear victor by a 36-14 margin over the Florence Huskies. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why Florence lost, don't look at Noah Howard. Despite the final result, he rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns. Howard got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 72 yards.
The victory got La Junta back to even at 4-4. As for Florence, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withWoodland Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something La Junta surely won't give up without a fight. As for Florence, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lamar at 7:00 p.m. Lamar is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31 points per game this season.
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