The Cortez Colts's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Deer Valley Skyhawks at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. Cortez has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,031 points over their last 15 games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Cortez walked away with it. They snuck past the Rockets with a 72-68 win on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Cortez's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Devan Fowler, who scored 29 points along with two steals. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Fowler has scored at least a third of Cortez's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ulysses Espinoza, who scored 19 points along with five assists and four steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Deer Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were outmatched by Perry on the road and fell 78-49. Deer Valley has struggled against Perry recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Cortez has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Deer Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 23-4.
Cortez took a serious blow against Deer Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, falling 68-34. Can Cortez avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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