Montezuma-Cortez lost against Centauri back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Montezuma-Cortez Panthers were beaten by the Centauri Falcons 66-29. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Falcons are ranked 36th).
Taylor Whited was Montezuma-Cortez's leading scorer, having posted eight points. Whited also led the team in assists with two. Kyndall Schmitt held things down on the boards with four rebounds.
Leading Centauri to victory were Rylie McCarroll and Denver Holman. McCarroll posted ten points in addition to seven rebounds and four blocks, while Holman scored nine points along with seven boards and three steals. Those four blocks gave McCarroll a new career-high. Joselyn McCarroll was another key player, putting up seven points and five boards.
Montezuma-Cortez has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for Centauri, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Montezuma-Cortez wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 46-25 defeat against Alamosa on the 8th. As for Centauri, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 81-22 victory against Bayfield on the 8th.
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