Monte Vista played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the University Bulldogs, falling 74-43. The Pirates were down 64-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Monte Vista lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kaden Madrid, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 12 points. Azariah Hurtado was another key player, putting up 14 points.
University got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Gage Schminke out in front who went 5 of 11 on his way to 12 points along with seven assists and five boards. Those seven assists gave Schminke a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Coehn Nitzel, who went 6 of 10 en route to 12 points along with seven boards and three steals.
Monte Vista now has a losing record at 1-2. As for University, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1.
Monte Vista didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 66-60 victory against Frontier Academy on the 13th. As for University, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 70-50 win against Manitou Springs on the 13th.
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