It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Monterey Trail Mustangs can now relate to. They took a 85-66 bruising from the Wolves on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
When it comes to explaining why Monterey Trail lost, one person who can't be blamed is Brandon Gibson Jr. Despite the final result, he scored 33 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Gibson Jr has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last ten times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rashawn Inglemon, who scored ten points.
Monterey Trail's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 27-5. As for San Ramon Valley, they pushed their record up to 27-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Monterey Trail does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for San Ramon Valley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 52-49 victory vs. Archbishop Mitty on the 2nd.
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