Basketball Recap: Centaurus Comes Up Short

If Centaurus was feeling good fresh off their 59-17 takedown of Wheat Ridge last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Centaurus Warriors were beaten by the Holy Family Tigers 63-30 on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost seven in a row.

Centaurus lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Clara Halloran, who posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ingrid Lorton, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.

Gracie Ward continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Holy Family, going 7 for 17 en route to 19 points and three steals. Olivia Brouwer also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.

Centaurus' loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Holy Family, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-5.

Centaurus has already played their next contest, a 47-36 defeat against Horizon on the 7th. As for Holy Family, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 45-33 win against Longmont on the 7th.