Basketball Recap: Alamosa Takes a Loss

Alamosa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They came up short against the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers, falling 69-48. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 65-45 back in January.

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

Alamosa's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Montezuma-Cortez, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.

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