San Miguel hasn't had much luck against Tanque Verde recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The San Miguel Vipers will be playing at home against the Tanque Verde Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
San Miguel is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Andrada Polytechnic, posting a 68-39 victory. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Vipers with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Tanque Verde had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They took down Desert Christian 70-54 on Saturday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Hawks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Eagles are ranked third).
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Philip Knott and Tyson Dobbins. Knott had a great game and went 8 for 20 en route to 26 points. Meanwhile, Dobbins was balling out in the loss, going 8 for 16 en route to 26 points plus two steals.
San Miguel has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points per game. As for Tanque Verde, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5.
San Miguel took a serious blow against Tanque Verde in their previous matchup back in January, falling 75-44. Can San Miguel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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