You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Mira Monte's strategy against Foothill on Wednesday. The Mira Monte Lions enjoyed a cozy 60-46 victory over the Foothill Trojans. This was a revenge game for the Lions: when they faced off against the Trojans back in December of 2024, they had to take a 54-47 loss.
Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Derrick Sanchez, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave Sanchez a new career-high in points. Isaiah Orozco was another key player, going 5 for 12 on his way to 14 points and seven rebounds.
Mira Monte has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Foothill, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.
Mira Monte will welcome Golden Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Mira Monte is facing Golden Valley at the right time seeing as Golden Valley is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Foothill, they will venture away from home to square off against West at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Foothill will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: West will have lost ten straight heading into Friday's match.
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