If Centennial was riding high fresh off their 58-36 takedown of Organ Mountain last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Centennial Hawks fell just short of the Las Cruces Bulldawgs by a score of 45-43 on Monday. The Hawks have struggled against the Bulldawgs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Joy Hunt
| 02/03/25 vs Las Cruces | 17 |
| 01/30/25 @ Organ Mountain | 14 |
| 01/27/25 vs Gadsden | 8 |
| 01/23/25 @ Mayfield | 9 |
| 01/20/25 vs Alamogordo | 8 |
| + 14 more games |
Centennial lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Joy Hunt, who went 8 for 11 to rack up 17 points and six rebounds. That's the most points Hunt has posted since back in December of 2024. Alanna Perrault also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Las Cruces to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bethzy Quinones, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 16 points and four steals. Quinones has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times she's played. Danae Pacheco was another key player, putting up 11 points and three steals.
Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Las Cruces, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-7.
Centennial didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-23 victory against Alamogordo on the 6th. As for Las Cruces, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 34-32 loss against Mayfield on the 6th.
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