A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers take on the Ignacio Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday... The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Montezuma-Cortez and six for Ignacio.
Montezuma-Cortez managed to keep up with Pagosa Springs until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Montezuma-Cortez came up short against Pagosa Springs, falling 69-47. 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 227th, while the Pirates are ranked 82nd).
Meanwhile, Ignacio had to suffer through a 59-18 loss at the hands of Centauri.
Montezuma-Cortez's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Ignacio, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Montezuma-Cortez took their victory against Ignacio when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 38-17. Will Montezuma-Cortez repeat their success, or does Ignacio have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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