Why does the author include the phrases "the thicker her silences” and "No prodding will elicit clues”?

The correct answer is C. The losing team was ritually sacrificed to the gods

Explanation:

Ball courts were structures designed by the Mayas and other mesoamerican cultures to play the Mesoamerican ball game. One of the most famous is the Coba ball court that is located in Coba (Yucatan Peninsula) that was a Mayan city. This ballgame was played for leisure but also was closely related to ritual and religion. This can be explained as in the case of the Maya Civilization and similar, the team or players that lost were sacrificed to the gods, usually by a priest that beheaded them. Thus, what happened to the losing team after playing a ball game on a Coba ball court is that the members of the team were ritually sacrificed to the gods.