The third road match was the charm for the Cortez Colts, as they earned their first road win of the season. They put the hurt on Marcos de Niza with a sharp 43-20 win on Monday. That's another feather in the cap for Cortez, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
When it comes to explaining why Marcos de Niza lost, one person who can't be blamed is Paityn Lutostanski. Despite the final result, she scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals. Lutostanski set a new season high mark in steals with eight.
Cortez's victory bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Marcos de Niza, they bumped their record down to 2-6 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Cortez will take on Bourgade Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bourgade Catholic is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'. Marcos de Niza won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Combs at 5:30 p.m. on December 12th. Hopefully Combs focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 last Thursday.
