El Capitan hasn't had much luck against Monte Vista recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The El Capitan Vaqueros will venture away from home to square off against the Monte Vista Monarchs at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
El Capitan is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 59-41 to Helix.
Despite the defeat, El Capitan saw an underclassman step up: freshman Trystan Billinger went 5 for 8 en route to 12 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevin Curo, who posted six points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, El Capitan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Monte Vista was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 86-82 to Mount Miguel. The Monarchs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Monte Vista's loss dropped their record down to 13-11. As for El Capitan, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-18.
El Capitan took a serious blow against Monte Vista in their previous meeting back in January, falling 71-37. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point El Capitan was down 44-20.
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