Monarchs
| 01/17/25 @ Mount Miguel | 64-68 |
| 01/14/25 @ El Capitan | 71-37 |
| 01/10/25 vs Grossmont | 66-49 |
| 01/07/25 vs Clairemont | 72-54 |
| 01/03/25 @ Kearny | 89-79 |
If Monte Vista was feeling good fresh off their 71-37 takedown of El Capitan last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Monte Vista Monarchs fell to the Mount Miguel Matadors 68-64. The Monarchs' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Monte Vista lost on Friday, don't look at Alex Villanueva. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 26 points and 13 rebounds. Villanueva has become a key player for Monte Vista: the team is undefeated when he posts at least eight boards, but 8-9 otherwise. Caiyn Wright was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.
Jamell Willey was his usual excellent self, going 10 of 17 en route to 27 points and five rebounds for Mount Miguel. The team also got some help courtesy of Hamad Elhamad, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 16 boards.
Monte Vista's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9. As for Mount Miguel, their win bumped their record up to 7-9.
Monte Vista is taking a road trip to take on Helix at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Monte Vista knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Helix likes a good challenge. As for Mount Miguel, they will head out to challenge San Ysidro at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mount Miguel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season.
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