If Monrovia was feeling good fresh off their 61-33 takedown of Rosemead last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Monrovia Wildcats were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 40-39 to the San Gabriel Matadors. The game marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why Monrovia lost, don't look at Kevin Sayles. Despite the final result, he went 7 for 16 en route to 21 points plus seven steals. Sayles has become a key player for Monrovia: the team is undefeated when he posts at least five steals, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Scanlon, who scored nine points.
Monrovia moved to 4-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for San Gabriel, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Monrovia has already played their next contest, a 67-61 defeat against Channel Islands on the 30th. As for San Gabriel, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 55-45 win against Ramona on the 30th.
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