The Monte Vista Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Salesian College Preparatory Pride at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Monte Vista extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Freedom. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 67-38 victory over the Falcons. Given Monte Vista's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while Freedom is ranked 477th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alyssa Rudd was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 20 rebounds. Rudd is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mahi Jariwala, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Salesian College Preparatory waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins but they left with three. They came out on top against St. Patrick-St. Vincent by a score of 67-54. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up ten more assists than your opponent, as Salesian College Preparatory did.
Salesian College Preparatory got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Madalyn Kanazawa out in front who scored 18 points along with five assists. Janiya Sawyer was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with eight rebounds.
Monte Vista's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-11. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points per game. As for Salesian College Preparatory, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-10 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Monte Vista have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 35 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Salesian College Preparatory struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.5 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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