A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers face off against the Ignacio Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Montezuma-Cortez knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Ignacio likes a good challenge.
Montezuma-Cortez will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Pagosa Springs, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Montezuma-Cortez walked away with a 55-48 victory over Pagosa Springs on Saturday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Pirates are ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ignacio was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against Centauri, falling 74-40.
Montezuma-Cortez's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Ignacio, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Montezuma-Cortez came out on top in a nail-biter against Ignacio when the teams last played back in February of 2024, sneaking past 58-55. Does Montezuma-Cortez have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ignacio turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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