Monte Vista hasn't had much luck against Dougherty Valley recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Monte Vista Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dougherty Valley Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Monte Vista didn't have quite enough to beat Dublin and fell 64-61. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (60), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Dougherty Valley waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Matadors 72-49. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Matadors are ranked 407th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dougherty Valley has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Monte Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-8.
Monte Vista and Dougherty Valley were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but Monte Vista came up empty-handed after a 50-49 loss. Will Monte Vista have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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