The Monte Vista Monarchs and the High Tech CV Bruins will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Monte Vista's tournament run continued when they took on Central on Friday. Monte Vista managed a 52-47 victory over Central. The win was all the more spectacular given the Monarchs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 867th, while the Spartans are ranked 367th).
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but High Tech CV ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They snuck past Santana with a 59-54 victory.
Monte Vista better keep an eye on Kyle Ilagan. He was instrumental in High Tech CV's win, going 8 for 16 on his way to 20 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Uri Gomez, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Monte Vista is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for High Tech CV, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-6.
Monte Vista skirted past High Tech CV 2-0 in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monte Vista since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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