After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bayfield, Centauri was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers with a sharp 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Falcons also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Centauri was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-14, 25-15.
Centauri found their leader in underclassman Lauren Gallegos, who had six digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Gallegos a new career-high in aces.
Centauri was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Centauri's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for Montezuma-Cortez, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-12.
Centauri didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Sanford on the 3rd. Montezuma-Cortez has also already played their next matchup, a 3-2 defeat against Pagosa Springs on the 1st.
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