Pagosa Springs and Centauri are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Pagosa Springs Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Centauri Falcons at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Pagosa Springs sitting on six straight victories and Centauri on five.
On Friday, Pagosa Springs was fully in charge, breezing past Bayfield 51-20. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Centauri beat Alamosa 43-35 on Tuesday. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Mean Moose are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Centauri pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.5 points. As for Pagosa Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Pagosa Springs came out on top in a nail-biter against Centauri in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, sneaking past 41-38. Will Pagosa Springs repeat their success, or does Centauri have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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