The Mount Miguel Matadors are taking a road trip to face off against the Steele Canyon Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount Miguel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Mount Miguel didn't have quite enough to beat Central and fell 48-46.
Mount Miguel's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jamell Willey, who went 7 of 16 en route to 14 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Trae Williams, who posted nine points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Steele Canyon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against La Costa Canyon, falling 77-53. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 598th, while the Mavericks are ranked 252nd).
Mount Miguel's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Steele Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Mount Miguel was able to grind out a solid win over Steele Canyon in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 66-59. Will Mount Miguel repeat their success, or does Steele Canyon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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