El Monte is on a five-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Arroyo a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The El Monte Lions will take on the Arroyo Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
El Monte suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Wednesday. They were outmatched by Marshall on the road and fell 64-12. While losing is never fun, El Monte can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1293rd, while Marshall is ranked 331st).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 56 points the game before, Arroyo were a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 50-24 walloping at the hands of Gabrielino. Arroyo has not had much luck with Gabrielino recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
El Monte's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Arroyo, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-14.
El Monte was taken down by Arroyo 60-19 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point El Monte was down 34-8.
