If Jefferson was feeling good fresh off their 40-8 takedown of Clear Creek on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Saints came up short against the Denver West Cowboys on Tuesday, falling 63-38. The Saints haven't had much luck with the Cowboys recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Jefferson still got an impressive performance from Meadow Mondragon, who shot 50% from the field on her way to 25 points and five steals. That was a full 65.8% of the Saints' points, marking the fourth time in a row Mondragon has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Liz Benally, who scored six points and 11 rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Denver West to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shadiamond Bester, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 16 boards. Alesha Munoz-Surgeon was another key player, going 7-for-12 to rack up 17 points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Jefferson's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Denver West, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Jefferson didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 41-37 loss against Rocky Mountain Prep SMART on the 11th. As for Denver West, they have also already played their next game, a 58-33 defeat against Frontier Academy on the 11th.
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