Preview: Montgomery Aztecs vs. Mission Hills Grizzlies
Montgomery has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Mission Hills Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Montgomery has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 22 points or more this season. Everything went their way against La Jolla Country Day last Saturday as Montgomery made off with a 54-32 victory. Given Montgomery's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while La Jolla Country Day is ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montgomery's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alek Sanchez led the charge by scoring 10 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Hamilton, who scored 13 points along with 3 steals.
Meanwhile, Mission Hills earned a 60-50 victory over Vista on Saturday.
Their wins bumped Montgomery to 7-0 and La Jolla Country Day to 4-2.
Montgomery strolled past Mission Hills when the teams last played back in December of 2022 by a score of 67-52. Will Montgomery repeat their success, or does Mission Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
