The Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the Montgomery Aztecs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mater Dei Catholic has struggled recently with 12 losses in a row, while Montgomery will arrive with seven straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Mater Dei Catholic came up short against Eastlake and fell 46-34.
Meanwhile, Montgomery didn't have too much trouble with Victory Christian Academy on Tuesday as they won 58-44. Given the Aztecs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Knights are ranked 176th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montgomery's win bumped their record up to 25-2. As for Mater Dei Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-18.
Mater Dei Catholic took a serious blow against Montgomery in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 69-32. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mater Dei Catholic was down 41-15.
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