Centaurus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by the Mead Mavericks and fell 64-28. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Mavericks are ranked 11th).

Ingrid Lorton
02/11/25 vs Mead | 8 |
02/07/25 vs Horizon | 8 |
02/05/25 @ Holy Family | 11 |
Defeat or not, Centaurus got some senior leadership from Ingrid Lorton and Clara Halloran. Lorton posted 11 points and eight boards, while Halloran had 12 points and seven rebounds. Lorton has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times she's played.
Caroline Kron was her usual excellent self, going 7-for-9 to rack up 17 points for Mead. The dominant performance also gave Kron a new career-high in field goal percentage (78%). Another player making a difference was Maddy Wright, who put up seven points along with seven steals and five rebounds.
Centaurus' loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Mead, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season.
Centaurus wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 49-29 defeat against Erie on the 13th. As for Mead, they will be playing at home against Broomfield at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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