The Monte Alto Blue Devil will head out on the road to take on the IDEA Pharr IDEA Pharr at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monte Alto is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61 points per game this season.
Monte Alto is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against San Perlita on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Monte Alto lost 76-51 to San Perlita. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devil in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost five in a row.
Monte Alto might have lost, but man, Ricky Serrano was a machine: he scored 32 points along with two steals. The contest was Serrano's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Santos Velazquez, who scored four points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, IDEA Pharr had to start their season on the road last Tuesday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They had to suffer through a 84-21 loss at the hands of Harvest Christian. IDEA Pharr just can't catch a break and has now endured five defeats in a row dating back to last season.
Monte Alto's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for IDEA Pharr, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything came up roses for Monte Alto against IDEA Pharr in their previous meeting back in January of 2021, as the squad secured an 86-33 victory. In that match, Monte Alto amassed a halftime lead of 48-20, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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