The Alisal Trojans will head out to take on the Monterey Dores at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Alisal is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Pacific Grove just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 60-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Breakers. While the Trojans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Breakers 11-7 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monterey). They took their contest on Wednesday with ease, bagging an 87-21 win over Salinas. Given the Dores' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Cowboys are ranked 974th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monterey is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Alisal, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-5.
Alisal couldn't quite finish off Monterey when the teams last played on January 13th and fell 46-44. Can Alisal avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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