The Monte Vista Monarchs will head out to take on the Santana Sultans at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Monte Vista is headed into the matchup 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. Monte Vista was dealt a 77-13 defeat at the hands of West Hills. 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 1306th, while the Wolf Pack are ranked 316th).
Meanwhile, Santana had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Braves by a score of 50-40. That's two games straight that the Sultans have won by exactly ten points.
Santana found their leader in freshman Sam Mora, who posted 22 points and seven rebounds. Mora is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. Harper Diaz was another key player, putting up six points in addition to 13 boards and four steals.
Monte Vista has been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 15 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-20 record this season. As for Santana, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Monte Vista might still be hurting after the 53-28 loss they got from Santana in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Can Monte Vista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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