Laguna Creek and Monterey Trail are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Laguna Creek Cardinals will square off against the Monterey Trail Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Laguna Creek sitting on four straight victories and Monterey Trail on nine.
Laguna Creek is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Elk Grove: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Laguna Creek blew Elk Grove out of the water with a 64-20 final score. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Laguna Creek got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jestine Tofi out in front who posted 12 points and four steals. Alyson Aguirre-Hernandez was another key player, putting up 15 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Laguna Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 20 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Monterey Trail hadn't done well against Elk Grove recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Monterey Trail breezed by Elk Grove to the tune of 69-15. That 54 point margin sets a new team best for the Mustangs this season.
Monterey Trail's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.1 points per game. As for Laguna Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Laguna Creek came up short against Monterey Trail when the teams last played back in January, falling 50-42. Can Laguna Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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