Monterey and Everett Alvarez are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Monterey Dores will face off against the Everett Alvarez Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Monterey and 11 for Everett Alvarez.
On Wednesday, Monterey came up short against Hollister and fell 52-45. While losing is never fun, the Dores can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 786th, while the Haybalers are ranked 271st).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-16, which was the final score in Everett Alvarez's tilt against Watsonville on Thursday. The matchup marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Everett Alvarez's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Monterey, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Monterey strolled past Everett Alvarez in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 57-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monterey since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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