Saltillo Lions Basketball 79, Bloomburg 26
The Saltillo Lions’ basketball team evened their district record to 1-1 with a lopsided 79-26 victory over Bloomburg Friday (January 11). The Lions held Bloomburg to single digit scoring in every quarter and outscored Bloomburg in each period. Chris Boekhorst had a monster game with 33 points. Dillon Beadle and Edi Olayo scored 9 points each. Matthew Gurley, Andrew Redburn and Levi Hoover had 8 points each. Ben Moore and Stephen Marroquin scored 2 points each. The Lions season record improves to 16-8. The Lions play Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at Sulphur Bluff.
Saltillo Lady Lions 84, Bloomburg 24
The Saltillo Lady Lions won a big showdown of unbeaten district teams in convincing fashion with an 84-24 win over Bloomburg Friday (January 11). Both teams entered the contest with 3-0 district marks. The Lady Lions ouitscored Bloomburg by wide margins in each quarter and held Bloomburg to no points in the third quarter. Chandler Bain scored 29 points to lead the Lady Lions. Anna Reeder also had a strong game with 20 points. Maddy Smith had 11 points. Brittney Peeples added 9 points. Jocelyn Ochoa scored 8 points. Kristina Wade had 3 points. Christy Marquez and Paisley Kastner had 2 points each. The Lady Lions season record is now 20-8. The Lady Lions play next at Sulphur Bluff Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
