Montwood is 2-8 against Pebble Hills since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Montwood Rams will challenge the Pebble Hills Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Montwood sitting on three straight victories and Pebble Hills on ten.
Montwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Franklin 60-43 on Friday.
01/17/25 vs Franklin | 8 |
11/16/24 vs Chapin | 4 |
11/16/23 vs Plainview | 3 |
12/01/23 vs Eastwood | 3 |
12/05/24 vs Permian | 3 |
Montwood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Natalyn Lechuga led the charge by going 6 of 10 en route to 13 points along with eight assists and three steals. Those eight assists gave Lechuga a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jazlynn Hernandez, who went 6 for 8 on her way to 14 points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Lechuga wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Montwood was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Franklin only racked up seven assists.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Pebble Hills against Coronado on Friday as the team secured a 65-22 win. That 43 point margin sets a new team best for the Spartans this season.
Pebble Hills is also on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Montwood, their victory bumped their record up to 18-8.
Montwood came up short against Pebble Hills when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 41-36. Can Montwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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