Basketball Game Preview: Mount Miguel Matadors vs. Monte Vista Monarchs

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	46-29 W
01/26/24 - Away	45-52 L
01/12/24 - Home	39-63 L
02/06/23 - Home	80-33 W
01/24/23 - Away	80-37 W
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Mount Miguel has gone 8-2 against Monte Vista recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mount Miguel Matadors will venture away from home to challenge the Monte Vista Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Mount Miguel and 13 for Monte Vista.

Mount Miguel is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against West Hills on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mount Miguel was outmatched by West Hills and fell 58-16. The Matadors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-9.

Meanwhile, Monte Vista lost 53-28 to Santana on Tuesday. 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 1317th, while the Sultans are ranked 619th).

Mount Miguel's defeat dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Monte Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 2-19.

Mount Miguel strolled past Monte Vista when the teams last played two weeks ago by a score of 46-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Miguel since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.