Basketball Preview: Lubbock Westerners vs. Monterey Plainsmen
Lubbock is 1-9 against Monterey since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lubbock Westerners will venture away from home to face off against the Monterey Plainsmen at 6:00 p.m.
Lubbock is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Tascosa on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lubbock was dealt a 75-38 defeat at the hands of Tascosa. While losing is never fun, the Westerners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while the Rebels are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, Monterey blew past White Station, posting a 76-38 victory. The Plainsmen have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Lubbock's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Monterey, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-2.
Lubbock was taken down by Monterey 92-20 in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monterey's Aaliyah Chavez, who dropped a double-double on 37 points and ten rebounds. Now that Lubbock knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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