The Monterey Wildcats were not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their tough 63-40 defeat to White House-Heritage might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Monterey can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 410th, while White House-Heritage is ranked 180th).
When it comes to explaining why Monterey lost, one person who can't be blamed is Mekkiah Henry. Despite the final result, he scored 12 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Gustavo Galindez, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds.
Monterey struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as White House-Heritage racked up 19 assists.
It was another big night for Avery Coles, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 rebounds for White House-Heritage. That makes it three consecutive games in which Coles has scored at least a third of White House-Heritage's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aric Lopez, who scored ten points along with five assists and two steals.
Monterey's loss dropped their record down to 3-30. As for White House-Heritage, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 18-10.
Monterey does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for White House-Heritage, they will head out on the road to take on Liberty Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty Creek is coming into the matchup with three straight victories at home, so White House-Heritage will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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