Montezuma-Cortez lost against Centauri two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Panthers fell 3-1 to the Falcons. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
While Montezuma-Cortez ultimately came up short, they really made Centauri work, particularly in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-19, 24-26, 25-13, 26-24.
TessaMercedes Jackson paced Montezuma-Cortez's offense, picking up 19 kills. Jackson got some help from Kescoleigh Boeckman and her 28 assists. Boeckman was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Centauri was led to victory by Paityn Sowards and Lauren Gallegos. Sowards had ten digs and one assist, while Gallegos had eight digs and one assist. Those ten digs gave Sowards a new career-high. Rylie McCarroll also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
Montezuma-Cortez's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Centauri, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Montezuma-Cortez has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Alamosa on the 11th. As for Centauri, they will challenge Bayfield at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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