Basketball Recap: Antonito Extends Winning Streak to Two

Octavian Martinez

Points (Career)

02/08/25 vs Centennial	22
01/25/25 @ Lake City Community	16
12/14/24 @ Moffat	13
01/19/24 @ Centennial	11
02/07/25 @ Moffat	10

Centennial came into Saturday's match looking for another win against Antonito, but Octavian Martinez wouldn't allow it. The Antonito Trojans came out on top against the Centennial Rams by a score of 44-35 on Saturday thanks in part to Martinez, who posted 22 points. Those 22 points gave him a new career-high.

When it comes to explaining why Centennial lost, don't look at Jose Molina. Despite the final result, he went 8 of 19 on his way to 21 points and five steals. Molina is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jeremy Sandoval, who put up seven points and 12 boards.

The victory made it two in a row for Antonito and bumps their season record up to 3-10. As for Centennial, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-9.

Coming up, Antonito will face off against Lake City Community at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Antonito is facing Lake City Community at the right time seeing as Lake City Community is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Centennial, they have already played their next contest, a 51-48 defeat against Manzanola on the 11th.