Montezuma-Cortez was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were beaten by the Monte Vista Pirates 55-28. 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 220th, while the Pirates are ranked 107th).
When it comes to explaining why Montezuma-Cortez lost, don't look at Taylor Whited. Despite the final result, she posted 13 points and seven steals. That was a full 46.4% of Montezuma-Cortez's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Montezuma-Cortez's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Monte Vista, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Montezuma-Cortez didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 53-41 victory against Bayfield on the 1st. Monte Vista has also already played their next contest, a 41-20 win against Ignacio on the 1st.
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