Cochise gains split on road trip to College of Southern Nevada

LAS VEGAS, NV—The Cochise College Apaches Men's Basketball team fresh off a very impressive 87-66 at Central Arizona College on Wednesday night, took to Las Vegas, NV, this past weekend with back-to-back games at the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas.

In game one, Cochise jumped out to a 41-30 halftime lead only to be outscored 60-40 in the second half by the hot-shooting Coyotes and fell 90-81.

In game two, Cochise trailed by two at halftime, 40-38 but held on for a very impressive bounce-back win, 73-69, on Saturday afternoon.

Cochise moves to 18-7 overall and 10-3 in Region I play.

In His Words

Cochise Head Coach Jerry Carrillo

"We were very proud of our guys for bouncing back on Saturday to beat a very well-coached CSN team on their home floor after a very tough loss on Friday night. We did go 2-1 on our long road trip, so we are in a good place for final push of the season in the next few weeks. We just love coaching this group."

Up Next

The Apaches will be on the road this Saturday to take on the Eastern AZ Gila Monsters in Thatcher. Tip-off is set for 4:00 pm.