On Monday, the Temecula Valley Golden Bears ended up a good deal behind the Montgomery Aztecs and lost 79-62. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Aztecs are ranked ninth).
Montgomery's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Xair Mendez, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 22 points in addition to seven steals and five boards. Those seven steals gave Mendez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of JJ Sanchez, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 16 points along with eight assists and five boards.
Temecula Valley's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Montgomery, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Temecula Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 68-51 win against Fairfax on the 26th. As for Montgomery, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 53-40 victory against Poly on the 26th.
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