The Monarch Coyotes will head out on the road to square off against the Mullen Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Monarch focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Thursday.
You can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Monarch's strategy against Brighton on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Monarch blew Brighton out of the water with a 61-20 final score. With Monarch ahead 33-12 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Monarch found their leader in underclassman Sienna Williams, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 19 rebounds. Williams hasn't dropped below ten rebounds for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayley Luther, who scored 12 points along with six steals and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Mullen faced Grandview in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Mullen lost to Grandview on the road by a decisive 47-33 margin on Saturday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Mullen has scored all season.
Monarch is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Mullen, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-8.
Monarch strolled past Mullen when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a score of 60-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monarch since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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