The Alpine Bucks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Fort Hancock Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on December 5th. Hopefully Alpine focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Alpine came up short against Morton and fell 54-44.
Despite the loss, Alpine saw an underclassman step up: Karolina Castillo scored 20 points. Novah Carrasco was another key contributor, scoring 5 points.
Meanwhile, Fort Hancock also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Clint by a score of 47-38. Fort Hancock has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Monahans' victory bumped their season record to 0-0 while Alpine's loss dropped theirs to 1-4.
Alpine came up short against Fort Hancock in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 51-39. Can Alpine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.