After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Pagosa Springs, the Monte Vista Pirates were happy to have found some success on Thursday. They took down Sargent 51-35. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Monte Vista also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2023.
Monte Vista's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Zariah Archuleta, who scored 11 points along with two steals. Archuleta hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. Another player making a difference was Stephanie Lopez, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Despite the loss, Sargent had strong showings from Bailey Asbell, who scored 11 points along with eight steals and seven rebounds, and Angelise Sandoval, who scored nine points along with seven steals and six rebounds. Sandoval is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 12 games she's played.
Monte Vista pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Sargent, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.
Monte Vista will be playing at home against Trinidad at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Trinidad will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while Monte Vista is ranked 79th). As for Sargent, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Custer County at 1:00 p.m. Sargent is facing Custer County at the right time seeing as Custer County is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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