Grand Junction Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 63-53 to the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Panthers are ranked 57th).
Grand Junction Central's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Blake Rooks, who posted 12 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Rylie Hoyt, who had nine points in addition to six assists and three steals.
Warriors
| 12/09/23 vs Mitchell | 25 |
| 01/16/24 vs Battle Mountain | 16 |
| 12/18/24 vs Montezuma-Cortez | 13 |
| 01/06/24 vs Basalt | 13 |
| 01/13/24 @ Glenwood Springs | 13 |
Even though they lost, Grand Junction Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Montezuma-Cortez found their leader in sophomore Trey Hall, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 15 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tay Wheat, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 14 points.
Grand Junction Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Montezuma-Cortez, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Grand Junction Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 49-48 defeat against Ponderosa on the 19th. As for Montezuma-Cortez, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-47 victory against Delta on the 19th.
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