The El Paso Tigers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Monterey Plainsmen at 6:00 p.m. on February 16th. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but El Paso had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 39-30 win over the Conquistadores.
Amaris Ambriz continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 20 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Natalia Thomas, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Monterey came tearing into Tuesday's game with 22 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by Caprock on the road to the tune of 72-17. Monterey has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 19 games by 21 points or more this season.
Monterey found their leader in underclassman Ambrosia Cole, who scored 22 points along with three steals. Cole hasn't dropped below 21 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Arianna Johnson, who scored seven points along with six rebounds.
El Paso has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. As for Monterey, their victory bumped their record up to 30-5.
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