Rocky Mountain Prep SMART was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 70-53 to the DSST: Montview Knights. While losing is never fun, the Ocelotls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Knights are ranked 141st).
Xavier Galvan and Emmanuel Rodriguez-Gonzalez certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Galvan went 13 for 26 en route to 32 points and seven rebounds, while Rodriguez-Gonzalez went 8 of 14 on his way to 18 points in addition to five assists and three steals. That was a full 34% of Rocky Mountain Prep SMART's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
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| 01/14/25 @ DSST: Montview | 10 |
| 12/19/24 @ The Academy | 6 |
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Rocky Mountain Prep SMART was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Rocky Mountain Prep SMART's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for DSST: Montview, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
Rocky Mountain Prep SMART has already played their next contest, a 65-60 win against Kennedy on the 17th. As for DSST: Montview, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 72-62 loss against Manual on the 17th.
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