Monte Vista Christian was the 46-39 winner over Watsonville when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Monte Vista Christian Mustangs lost to the Watsonville Wildcatz on the road by a 86-67 margin on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 918th, while the Wildcatz are ranked 453rd).
Max Aceves went supernova for Watsonville, going 12 for 22 on his way to 27 points in addition to six assists and five boards. Those six assists gave Aceves a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Leon Madec, who dropped a triple-double on 12 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists.
Monte Vista Christian's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Watsonville, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-5.
Monte Vista Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 55-51 defeat against North Monterey County on the 15th. As for Watsonville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 67-52 victory against Marina on the 15th.
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