Ignacio lost to Centauri back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Bobcats were dealt a 58-25 defeat at the hands of the Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Falcons are ranked 36th).
Alyssa Atencio was Ignacio's leading scorer, having posted 13 points. Graccyn Archuleta held things down on the boards with six rebounds. Julie Anna Avila took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Centauri was led to victory by Rylie McCarroll and Paityn Sowards. McCarroll posted 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and five blocks, while Sowards went 8-for-11 on her way to 16 points. With that strong performance, McCarroll is now averaging an impressive 2.1 blocks per game. Another player making a difference was Kynlei Curtis, who scored eight points and five boards.
Ignacio has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season. As for Centauri, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
Coming up, Ignacio will be playing at home against Montezuma-Cortez at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Centauri, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 68-24 win against Monte Vista on the 14th.
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