It was a good run, but the Monterey Trail Mustangs unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Canyon View by a score of 74-71. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kentrell Kelly, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Kelly continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brandon Gibson Jr, who scored 19 points along with nine rebounds and six assists.
Monterey Trail's loss dropped their record down to 9-1. As for Canyon View, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Monterey Trail and Lincoln will face off at 3:50 p.m. on December 29, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Lincoln will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 461st, while Monterey Trail is ranked 32nd). Canyon View and Bellarmine College Prep will face off at 7:00 p.m. on December 29, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Bellarmine College Prep has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
