The Mount Miguel Matadors will face off against the El Cajon Valley Braves at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Mount Miguel has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with seven straight losses, while El Cajon Valley will come in with three straight victories.
Mount Miguel is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Santana on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mount Miguel had to suffer through a 54-23 loss at the hands of Santana. The Matadors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-4.
Meanwhile, El Cajon Valley hadn't done well against Monte Vista recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. El Cajon Valley blew past Monte Vista 61-22. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 32 points or more this season.
El Cajon Valley's win came from a few key players Mount Miguel will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Asia Marie Dixon, who shot 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double with 22 points and 12 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of El Cajon Valley's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiyara Millice, who went 5-for-8 en route to 10 points along with eight rebounds and six steals.
Mount Miguel's defeat dropped their record down to 4-23. As for El Cajon Valley, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.
Mount Miguel took a serious blow against El Cajon Valley in their previous meeting back in January, falling 60-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dixon, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 14 boards. Now that Mount Miguel 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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