The Sierra Grande Panthers and the Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Sierra Grande Panthers had to settle for second. They took a 36-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thunderbirds. Sierra Grande was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Sangre de Cristo apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on February 9th.
Alexia Gonzalez was Sierra Grande's leading scorer, having posted 13 points.
Alexandra Garcia held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Sangre de Cristo got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaydra Cordova out in front who scored seven points along with five rebounds and three steals. Audrina Knorr was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Sierra Grande's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Sangre de Cristo, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Sierra Grande will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Flatirons Academy on March 1st. Flatirons Academy will roll in looking for their 17th straight victory, something Sierra Grande surely won't give up without a fight. Sangre de Cristo's road trip will continue as they head out to face Hi-Plains at 12:30 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Sangre de Cristo focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 29 on Saturday.
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