Aztec extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to five on Tuesday, dropping them down to 0-4. They had to suffer through an 86-26 loss at the hands of the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 58-18.
As for Montezuma-Cortez, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-0. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their offensive performance: the team's won by an average of 30.2 points thus far.
Montezuma-Cortez was led to victory by Ah-Dae Lang and Trey Hall. Lang went 7-for-10 en route to 18 points along with eight assists and five steals, while Hall shot 53% from the field on his way to 18 points and five boards. Those five steals gave Lang a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Schmitt, who went 5-for-7 to rack up 11 points.
Looking ahead, Aztec will take on Santa Fe Indian at 3:30 p.m. on the 11th. As for Montezuma-Cortez, they will square off against San Juan at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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