Basketball Game Preview: Monte Vista Monarchs vs. El Cajon Valley Braves

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Previous Games

01/21/25 - Away	34-78 L
02/09/23 - Away	57-51 W
11/23/21 - Home	41-37 W
05/28/21 - Away	66-46 W
05/07/21 - Home	59-45 W
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Monte Vista is 8-2 against El Cajon Valley since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Monte Vista Monarchs will be playing in front of their home fans against the El Cajon Valley Braves at 6:30 p.m.

Monte Vista is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Santana on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Monte Vista was dealt a 46-12 loss at the hands of Santana. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1297th, while the Sultans are ranked 635th).

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led El Cajon Valley over Valhalla in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that El Cajon Valley blew Valhalla out of the water with a 77-34 final score. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 32 points or more this season.

Monte Vista dropped their record down to 3-21 with the defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for El Cajon Valley, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-9.

Monte Vista was taken down by El Cajon Valley 78-34 in their previous matchup back in January. Will Monte Vista have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.