Montezuma-Cortez is 1-9 against Centauri since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Montezuma-Cortez Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Centauri Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Montezuma-Cortez is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Durango on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Montezuma-Cortez came up short against Durango, falling 58-36. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Demons are ranked 28th).
Montezuma-Cortez's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Taylor Whited, who went 6 for 13 on her way to 17 points and five steals, and Sariah Jackson, who posted 13 points. That was a full 36.1% of Montezuma-Cortez's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Centauri has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 44-39 heartbreaker at the hands of Montrose. The game marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Centauri's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Montezuma-Cortez, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Montezuma-Cortez came up short against Centauri in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 42-33. Can Montezuma-Cortez avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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