Basketball Recap: Monterey Has No Trouble Against Caprock

By Team Reports Jan 20, 2026, 11:45pm

Basketball Recap: Monterey Plainsmen vs. Caprock Longhorns

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Previous Games

01/20/26 - Away79-54 W
12/12/25 - Home79-48 W
01/14/25 - Home71-55 W
12/03/24 - Away64-54 W
12/09/22 - Neutral66-41 W
+ 5 more games

Monterey won the last time they faced Caprock and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Plainsmen put the hurt on the Longhorns with a sharp 79-54 victory. Given the Plainsmen's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Longhorns are ranked 935th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Monterey is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.6 points over those games. As for Caprock, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17.

Coming up, Monterey will take on Lubbock at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Plainsmen will be up against the Westerners' rather soft defense (which has allowed 59.52 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Caprock, they will square off against Amarillo at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps