Basketball Preview: Pacific Grove Breakers vs. North Monterey County Condors
Pacific Grove is 7-1 against the Condors since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Pacific Grove Breakers will head out on the road to square off against the North Monterey County Condors at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pacific Grove has five straight victories, the Condors have three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pacific Grove scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They breezed by St. Francis at home to the tune of 81-37. With Pacific Grove ahead 39-16 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Pacific Grove's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Anthony Nimri, who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Nimri has scored all season. Gabriel Valencia was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, North Monterey County came up short against the Pirates on Thursday and fell 46-39. North Monterey County has struggled against the Pirates recently, as their match on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Pacific Grove is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for North Monterey County, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season.
Pacific Grove took their win against the Condors in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 72-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pacific Grove since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
