Basketball Recap: Monterey Trail Piles Up the Points Against Pleasant Grove
By Team Reports
Jan 31, 2025, 10:04pm
Basketball Recap: Monterey Trail Mustangs vs. Pleasant Grove Eagles

Mustangs
01/27/25 vs Pleasant Grove | 77-48 |
01/24/25 @ Franklin | 72-61 |
01/22/25 @ Cosumnes Oaks | 74-56 |
01/20/25 vs Redwood | 61-53 |
Monterey Trail entered their tilt with Pleasant Grove on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They breezed by the Pleasant Grove Eagles to the tune of 77-48. With the Mustangs ahead 58-24 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Monterey Trail found their leader in freshman Devaughn Dorrough, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Craigus Thompson was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Monterey Trail smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matches.
Pleasant Grove lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Julien Ocampo, who posted eight points. The team also got some help courtesy of Pharrell Williams, who had 11 points and five boards.
Monterey Trail is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points per game. As for Pleasant Grove, they dropped their record down to 7-15 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Monterey Trail didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-51 defeat against Sheldon on the 29th. Pleasant Grove has also already played their next match (against Franklin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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