The Mount Miguel Matadors will head out on the road to face off against the Santana Sultans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mount Miguel has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Santana will arrive with four straight victories.
Mount Miguel is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against West Hills on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mount Miguel took a blow against West Hills, falling 59-16. While losing is never fun, the Matadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1208th, while the Wolf Pack are ranked 336th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Santana on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Monte Vista out of the water with a 46-12 final score. The Sultans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Mount Miguel better focus on containing Sam Mora and Harper Diaz as the pair were huge in Santana's win. Mora posted 16 points in addition to eight boards and five steals, while Diaz earned 13 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Mora is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games she's played. Kaliyah Cruz was another key player, putting up eight points.
Mount Miguel's loss dropped their record down to 4-22. As for Santana, their win bumped their record up to 21-5.
Mount Miguel suffered a grim 39-18 defeat to Santana in their previous meeting back in January. Can Mount Miguel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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