Basketball Recap: Gabrielino Beats South El Monte for Their Seventh Straight Victory

Eagles

Previous Games

01/21/25 @ South El Monte	41-28
01/18/25 @ Mountain View	61-45
01/17/25 @ Rosemead	45-30
01/10/25 vs El Monte	41-25
12/18/24 vs Marshall	87-17
+ 2 more games

Gabrielino entered their tilt with South El Monte on Tuesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They came out on top against the South El Monte Eagles by a score of 41-28. Gabrielino has seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw South El Monte, too.

South El Monte's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Eli Lopez, who posted 14 points. That was a full 50% of South El Monte's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Max Pineda was another key player, putting up nine points.

Gabrielino pushed their record up to 7-11 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for South El Monte, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.

Gabrielino and Arroyo will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. As for South El Monte, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against El Monte at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.