The Mount Miguel Matadors will head out on the road to challenge the Coronado Islanders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mount Miguel saw some tournament action on Wednesday. They took a 64-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Santana.
Despite the loss, Mount Miguel saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jerome Radcliff earned 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hamad Elhamad, who earned 16 points.
While Coronado didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-23), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They managed a 74-70 victory over Patrick Henry on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Islanders.
Coronado has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Mount Miguel, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.
Mount Miguel came up short against Coronado in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 69-62. Can Mount Miguel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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