Monterey hasn't had much luck against Alisal recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Monterey Dores will venture away from home to face off against the Alisal Trojans at 7:00 p.m.
Monterey is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Salinas on Saturday. Monterey was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 40-39 to Salinas. While losing is never fun, the Dores can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 796th, while the Cowboys are ranked 322nd).
Meanwhile, Alisal sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 39-36 victory over Soledad on Thursday.
This is the second loss in a row for Monterey and nudges their season record down to 5-13. As for Alisal, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Monterey was dealt a bruising 65-34 loss at the hands of Alisal in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Alisal's Nayeli Gil-Silva, who posted 18 points along with five steals and five blocks. Now that Monterey knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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