Plainview hasn't had much luck against Monterey recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Plainview Bulldogs will look to defend their home court against the Monterey Plainsmen at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Plainview came up short against Tascosa and fell 62-51. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Rebels are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monterey). They breezed by Coronado to the tune of 103-42 on Tuesday. The Plainsmen have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Monterey pushed their record up to 25-4 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 39.8 points. As for Plainview, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-10.
Plainview suffered a grim 83-60 defeat to Monterey in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monterey's Aaliyah Chavez, who dropped a double-double on 46 points and 15 boards. Now that Plainview knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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