Basketball Recap: Lubbock-Cooper Beats Monterey for Their Sixth Straight Win

Lubbock-Cooper hadn't done well against Monterey recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Lubbock-Cooper Pirates walked away with a 63-56 victory over the Monterey Plainsmen. This was a revenge game for the Pirates: when they faced off against the Plainsmen back in December of 2024, they had to take a 63-57 loss.

Pirates

Previous 6 Games

01/31/25 @ Monterey	63-56
01/28/25 vs Tascosa	52-50
01/24/25 @ Lubbock	63-37
01/21/25 vs Caprock	72-61
01/17/25 @ Plainview	60-59
01/14/25 vs Coronado	74-63

The win (which was Lubbock-Cooper's sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-10. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Monterey, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-17.

Lubbock-Cooper and Monterey could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Lubbock-Cooper (ranked 240th) will meet Amarillo (ranked 34th) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Monterey will face off against Palo Duro at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday down 265 places (327 vs. 62).