The Green River Pirates will head out to challenge the Monticello Buckaroo at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Green River is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 11 games.
Green River is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 114-29 win over Monument Valley. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 29 points or more this season.
Green River's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jason Hernandez led the charge by going 10 for 22 en route to 29 points in addition to eight assists and five steals. Green River is 11-2 when Hernandez posts three or more steals, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Rolando Anguiano, who went 10 of 15 on his way to 25 points along with seven boards and five assists.
Hernandez wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Green River was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Monticello beat Whitehorse 81-68 on Friday.
Monticello is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Green River, they pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Green River strolled past Monticello in their previous matchup last Friday by a score of 71-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for Green River since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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