While Monte Alto didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They fell 51-39 to the STX Saints on Saturday. The game marked the Blue Devil's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Monte Alto still got an impressive performance from Ricky Serrano, who earned 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Serrano has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Santos Velazquez, who posted four points in addition to seven rebounds and six steals.
Even though they lost, Monte Alto smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Monte Alto's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for STX, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Monte Alto has already played their next game, a 79-52 win against Idea Academy on the 25th. STX has also already played their next contest (against Monte Alto), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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