Even though the Lincoln Hornets scored an imposing 67 points on Friday, the Monterey Trail Mustangs still came out on top. Monterey Trail came out on top in a nail-biter against Lincoln and snuck past 69-67. Given Monterey Trail's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Lincoln is ranked 479th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Monterey Trail to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brandon Gibson Jr, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Gibson Jr has scored at least 25% of Monterey Trail's points. Another player making a difference was Kentrell Kelly, who scored 14 points along with nine rebounds and three blocks.
Monterey Trail's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Lincoln, they have fallen quite a ways from their 30-3 record last season and are now at 4-9.
Monterey Trail and El Camino will face off at 4:50 p.m. on December 30, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. El Camino is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 56.1 points per game. Lincoln and Mission Bay will face off at 12:10 p.m. on December 30, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
