It wasn’t the plan for Mariah Maestas’ responsibilities to change like this.
Maestas was supposed to be the starting shooting guard for the Durango girls basketball team under first-year coach Lauren .
Durango head coach Lauren Moran has not been fortunate in her first season as the girls basketball coach. Injuries have taken out almost her entire starting lineup and the lack of offensive creators w.
The Durango Demons struggled to get things going on offense most of the game Saturday afternoon, but they made their free throws and got some big defensive stops in the fourth quarter en route to a 35.
Durango girls basketball coach Lauren Moran has said on numerous occasions that the Demons’ identity is their defense.
Moran’s squad showed off that defense and turned over Battle Mountain constantly .
In a game where half-court offense was hard to come by, Piedra Vista’s Jamie Pierce was fouled driving to the basket with 15 seconds left and hit a free throw to give the Panthers a gritty 38-37 win T.