Having just played yesterday, the Exeter Monarchs will head out on the road to face off against the Coalinga Horned Toads at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Exeter knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Coalinga likes a good challenge.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Exeter and Lindsay meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Monarchs were the clear victors by a 69-47 margin over the Cardinals. The Monarchs haven't had any issues with the Cardinals recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Coalinga didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Strathmore on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 44-38 victory. The 44-point effort marked the Horned Toads' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Exeter's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Coalinga, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Exeter came up short against Coalinga in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 60-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Horned Toads' Damyen Tamayo, who went 8-for-17 on his way to 29 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. Now that the Monarchs know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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