The Ignacio Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Ignacio's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Centauri by a score of 27-24. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Ignacio has scored all season.
Despite the defeat, Ignacio got a solid performance out of Soly Cosio, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Montezuma-Cortez came up short against Mancos on Tuesday and fell 45-38. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Montezuma-Cortez in their matchups with Mancos: they've now lost four in a row.
Ignacio's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Montezuma-Cortez, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season.
Ignacio came up short against Montezuma-Cortez in their previous matchup on Friday, falling 51-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Montezuma-Cortez's Markylla Jones, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. Now that Ignacio knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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