Texas High School Basketball - Lubbock-Cooper can't hold off Monterey
December 29, 2023: Lubbock, TX 79413 The Monterey Plainsmen basketball team scored 77 points and held the visiting Lubbock-Cooper Pirates to 76 in the Plainsmen non-league triumph on Friday.
The Plainsmen now sport a 19-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Wylie for a 5A Region I District 4 contest on Tuesday, January 2. Monterey will battle a Bulldogs team coming off a 61-28 non-league win over Haltom (Haltom City, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 14-8.
The Pirates (14-8) will now prepare for their contest against North Crowley (Fort Worth, TX). The Panthers enter the non-league contest with a 11-5 record. In their last contest, North Crowley nudged Estacado (Lubbock, TX), 54-50, in a non-league contest.