GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) – The Grand Junction High School Tigers Boys Basketball Team was dealt a bad hand to start their season, dealing with cluster injuries throughout the roster, right when the team was attempting to just get their feet under them.
“We just had some unfortunate injuries and it just happens with basketball. Last year we didn’t have those same injuries at the beginning of the season and we had a couple of knick-knack ones, but this year we just got hit with some injuries. But we were able to bounce back from that and all the people were taking, taking their time to make sure they recovering, getting back to being full 100% so that we can get back out on the court,” Senior Edison Dean said.
Having to deal with as unfortunate of a start to the campaign as The Tigers did, it would be understandable if the team backed down, realizing they were not going to have a chance at their best chance at winning. But this Tigers squad seems to revel in the challenge put in front of them…