Basketball Game Recap: Monterey Wildcats vs. Smith County Owls

By Team Reports Feb 23, 2024, 6:42am

Recap: Monterey Wildcats vs. Smith County Owls

The Monterey Wildcats lost against the Smith County Owls back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Monterey suffered a tough 61-37 defeat at the hands of Smith County. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Monterey in their matchups with Smith County: they've now lost three in a row.

Monterey lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Aiden Roberson-Barber, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Wessels, who scored 11 points.

Monterey's loss dropped their record down to 3-29. As for Smith County, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-14.

Monterey will square off against Smith County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Smith County is coming into the game with four straight victories on the road, so Monterey will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Smith County's road trip will continue as they head out to face Monterey at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd.

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