Minarets hadn't done well against Yosemite recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Minarets Mustangs enjoyed a cozy 67-52 victory over the Yosemite Badgers. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 64-38 win the Badgers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February.
Minarets was led to victory by Matt Carlton and Jabari Gomez. Carlton shot 4-for-6 from deep and almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds, while Gomez dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Carlton a new career-high in threes (four). Michael Naylor was another key player, going 7 for 13 en route to 17 points.
Minarets was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Yosemite only posted seven.
Despite the loss, Yosemite had strong showings from Anderw Garner, who went 6 for 14 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds and three steals, and Lucas McGoldrick, who went 7 for 17 en route to 21 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. That was a full 40.4% of Yosemite's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Minarets' record now sits at 2-0. As for Yosemite, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Minarets wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 62-40 victory against Lindsay on the 3rd. Yosemite has also already played their next game, a 49-26 defeat against Mariposa County on the 3rd.
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