Montezuma-Cortez was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 69-47 to the Pagosa Springs Pirates. 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 231st, while the Pirates are ranked 72nd).
02/05/24 vs Alamosa | 20 |
02/13/24 @ Mancos | 19 |
01/12/24 vs Bayfield | 18 |
01/07/25 @ Durango | 17 |
12/19/23 vs Kirtland Central | 16 |
When it comes to explaining why Montezuma-Cortez lost, don't look at Taylor Whited. Despite the final result, she went 10 of 16 on her way to 24 points. The dominant performance gave Whited a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jori Polich, who posted four points.
Elizabeth Currier was her usual excellent self, putting up 16 points and six assists for Pagosa Springs. Kylie Ketchum was another key player, scoring ten points and three steals.
Montezuma-Cortez's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Pagosa Springs, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers take on the Ignacio Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pagosa Springs, they will square off against Del Norte at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pagosa Springs has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
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