The Azusa Aztecs will face off against the El Monte Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Azusa's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while El Monte has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
While Azusa didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against The Webb Schools on Tuesday as Azusa made off with a 62-40 victory.
Azusa had a senior duo take command as Adam Sanchez shot 5-for-8 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds and Antoine Cueller-Morgan went 10 of 21 on his way to 26 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Sanchez has scored at least a third of Azusa's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Garcia, who posted five points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, El Monte was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 47-43 to Garey.
El Monte's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Azusa, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Azusa strolled past El Monte when the teams last played back in June by a score of 37-22. Will Azusa repeat their success, or does El Monte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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