Basketball Recap: Caidin Leonard and Trey Hall Secure Win for Montezuma-Cortez

Montezuma-Cortez hadn't done well against Alamosa recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Everything went the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers' way against the Alamosa Mean Moose as the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers made off with a 69-48 win. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 65-45 back in January.

Trey Hall

Assists (Career)

02/08/25 vs Alamosa	7
02/23/24 vs Crested Butte	6
12/21/24 vs Rehoboth Christian	4
12/18/24 @ Grand Junction Central	4
12/10/24 @ San Juan	4

Montezuma-Cortez was led to victory by Trey Hall and Caidin Leonard. Hall posted 14 points in addition to seven assists and seven rebounds, while Leonard went 7 of 12 on his way to 18 points along with six assists and four steals. Those seven assists gave Hall a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tay Wheat, who had nine points and four steals.

They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Montezuma-Cortez was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Montezuma-Cortez has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points over those games. As for Alamosa, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-17.

Coming up, Montezuma-Cortez will square off against Pagosa Springs at 4:00 p.m. on February 15th. As for Alamosa, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 50-44 victory against Monte Vista on the 11th.