Desert Sunrise had lost four straight headed into Wednesday's game, but Tessani Montgomery didn't let it get to five. The Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks managed a 46-40 win over the Cortez Colts on Wednesday thanks in part to Montgomery, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points.
Shayla Hill
| 01/15/25 vs Cortez | 11 |
| 01/09/25 @ Dysart | 4 |
| 01/08/25 vs Cactus Shadows | 4 |
| 01/07/25 vs Yuma | 3 |
| 12/17/24 @ Goldwater | 8 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Shayla Hill, who almost dropped a double-double on nine boards and 11 steals. She has been hot for a while, having posted three or more steals the last ten times she's played.
Desert Sunrise's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-10. As for Cortez, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Desert Sunrise has already played their next matchup (against Coronado), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Cortez has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Yuma.
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