Florence played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 57-19 defeat at the hands of the Lamar Thunder. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Thunder are ranked 40th).
Florence got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Jaret Lozano and Noah Howard, who each put up six points. Kyle Nuss held things down on the boards with eight rebounds. Andre Aparicio took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Lamar found their leader in sophomore Jacob Dunning, who went 9 for 15 en route to 24 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Dunning has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last six times he's played. Alex Williams was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Florence and nudges their season record down to 6-5. As for Lamar, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Florence will challenge Woodland Park at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Florence is facing Woodland Park at the right time seeing as Woodland Park is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lamar, they will face off against Crowley County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Crowley County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
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