Mater Dei Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 69-32 loss at the hands of the Montgomery Aztecs. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 380th, while the Aztecs are ranked 12th).
Montgomery got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was JJ Sanchez out in front who went 6 for 11 on his way to 18 points along with seven boards and six assists. The game was Sanchez's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alek Sanchez, who went 7 of 9 en route to 15 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Mater Dei Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Montgomery, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 21-2.
Mater Dei Catholic will head out to challenge Olympian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Olympian will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Mater Dei Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. As for Montgomery, they will host Eastlake at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Montgomery is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.7 points per game this season.
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