Centaurus comes up short despite Ingrid Lorton's strong performance

By Team Reports Feb 18, 2024, 2:52pm

Recap: Centaurus Warriors vs. Longmont Trojans

The Centaurus Warriors struggled with offensive rebounds on Friday (the Longmont Trojans had nine more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Centaurus fell to Longmont 41-35. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Centaurus of the 44-40 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.

Despite the loss, Centaurus still got an impressive performance from Ingrid Lorton, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. Lorton is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted two or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Cameron Kidd, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds and two steals.

Longmont was led to victory by Savannah Pohl and Stella Rulon. Pohl scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two steals, while Rulon dropped a double-double on ten points and 16 rebounds. Pohl has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Terra Brubaker, who scored four points.

Centaurus dropped their record down to 5-17 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 28.3 points per game. As for Longmont, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-10.

Centaurus does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Longmont, they will head out on the road to take on Standley Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Longmont focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Friday.

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