Two dominant guards in Trey Hall and Azariah Hurtado are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Montezuma-Cortez Panthers will host the Monte Vista Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Montezuma-Cortez took on Ignacio on Tuesday. Montezuma-Cortez strolled past Ignacio with points to spare, taking the game 77-61. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monte Vista). They blew past Sargent 73-45 on Tuesday. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Farmers are ranked 264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montezuma-Cortez better keep an eye on Hurtado. He was instrumental in Monte Vista's win, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 12 steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Hurtado has scored at least a third of Monte Vista's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Marquez, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine steals.
Monte Vista was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Monte Vista is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Montezuma-Cortez, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
Montezuma-Cortez strolled past Monte Vista in their previous matchup back in February of 2020 by a score of 66-51. Does Montezuma-Cortez have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monte Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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