The Mount Miguel Matadors will venture away from home to face off against the Monte Vista Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Miguel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.8 points per game this season.
Mount Miguel is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Helix just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 58-47 to the Highlanders. The contest was a 26-26 toss-up at halftime, but the Matadors couldn't quite close it out.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jamell Willey, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerome Radcliff, who posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, Monte Vista lost to Steele Canyon at home by a 65-48 margin on Tuesday.
Monte Vista's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10. As for Mount Miguel, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-10.
Mount Miguel didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Monte Vista when the teams last played two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 68-64 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Monte Vista's Alex Villanueva, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 13 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mount Miguel still be able to contain Villanueva? There's only one way to find out.
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