Pirates
| 01/28/25 @ Sargent | 73 |
| 12/13/24 vs Frontier Academy | 66 |
| 01/11/25 vs Del Norte | 64 |
| 12/14/24 vs Elizabeth | 63 |
| 12/20/24 @ Hoehne | 61 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monte Vista). They breezed by the Sargent Farmers to the tune of 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.
Azariah Hurtado continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 12 steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which he 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.
Sargent's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Corbin Castillo, who posted ten points. That's the most points Castillo has posted since back in February of 2024. Lucas Garcia was another key player, putting up six points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Monte Vista is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, 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 Sargent, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Monte Vista will venture away from home to challenge Montezuma-Cortez at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Montezuma-Cortez's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests. As for Sargent, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Del Norte at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Del Norte will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Sargent surely won't give up without a fight.
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