A well-balanced attack led La Junta over Vail Mountain in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the La Junta Tigers blew the Vail Mountain Gore Rangers out of the water with a 47-20 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 20 point advantage.
| 12/12/24 vs Vail Mountain | 7 |
| 02/14/24 @ James Irwin | 3 |
| 12/07/24 @ Crowley County | 2 |
| 12/06/24 vs Swink | 2 |
| 02/17/24 @ Pueblo Centennial | 2 |
La Junta found their leader in sophomore Isabelle Aragon, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Aragon a new career-high in steals (seven). Another player making a difference was Raquel Rodriguez, who went 5 of 11 en route to 11 points and four steals.
La Junta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
La Junta's win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Vail Mountain, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4.
La Junta wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 26-20 defeat against Del Norte on the 13th. As for Vail Mountain, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 40-12 loss against Fowler on the 13th.
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