Monte Vista hasn't had much luck against Olympian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Monte Vista Monarchs will square off against the Olympian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Monte Vista's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests.
Monte Vista will bounce into Friday's match after beating Helix, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Monte Vista came out on top in a nail-biter against Helix on Tuesday, sneaking past 73-70. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Monarchs have posted since November 20, 2024.
Monte Vista got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Alex Villanueva out in front who posted 20 points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaren Wright, who earned 14 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Olympian came tearing into Wednesday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Titans 65-44. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Monte Vista's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-9. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for Olympian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season.
Monte Vista ended up a good deal behind Olympian in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, losing 50-36. Can Monte Vista avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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