Montezuma-Cortez hasn't had much luck against Pagosa Springs recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Montezuma-Cortez Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Pagosa Springs Pirates at 12:30 p.m.
Montezuma-Cortez is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 49-25 to Montrose. 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 Red Hawks are ranked 39th).
Meanwhile, Pagosa Springs had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 59-38 margin over the Mean Moose. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Montezuma-Cortez's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Pagosa Springs, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
Montezuma-Cortez suffered a grim 60-37 defeat to Pagosa Springs when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Montezuma-Cortez avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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