Georgetown Prep is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Montgomery. The Georgetown Prep Little Hoyas fell just short of the Montgomery Aztecs by a score of 63-60. The Little Hoyas have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Montgomery's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Xair Mendez led the charge by going 9 for 16 on his way to 22 points and six steals. The matchup was Mendez's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Hamilton, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 16 points.
Georgetown Prep's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Montgomery, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1.
Georgetown Prep will welcome Paul VI at 4:00 p.m. on January 4th. One thing working in Georgetown Prep's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games. As for Montgomery, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 75-74 win against Windward on the 30th.
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