Monta Vista and Homestead are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Monta Vista Matadors will welcome the Homestead Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Monta Vista's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Homestead has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Monta Vista is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Los Altos: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Monta Vista's way against Los Altos on Tuesday as Monta Vista made off with a 60-38 victory. The Matadors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Homestead was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 41-36 to Lynbrook. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 541st, while the Vikings are ranked 185th).
Monta Vista is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.3 points. As for Homestead, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Everything came up roses for Monta Vista against Homestead in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 70-41 win. Will Monta Vista repeat their success, or does Homestead have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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