Lubbock lost against Monterey back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Lubbock Westerners were dealt a 72-36 defeat at the hands of the Monterey Plainsmen. While losing is never fun, the Westerners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Plainsmen are ranked fourth).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Monterey to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aaliyah Chavez, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. The contest was Chavez's 31st in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ambrosia Cole, who went 8 of 15 en route to 18 points along with eight boards and five assists.
Lubbock's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-15. As for Monterey, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 28-4.
When Lubbock and Monterey next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Lubbock will try to stop Amarillo's six-game winning streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lubbock will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. Similarly, Monterey will square off against Tascosa and their ten-game winning streak at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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