Mater Dei Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They were dealt an 85-28 defeat at the hands of the Montgomery Aztecs. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 394th, while the Aztecs are ranked tenth).
It was another big night for JJ Sanchez, who shot 11-for-15 from beyond the arc and almost dropped a double-double with 39 points and nine boards for Montgomery. The dominant performance gave Sanchez a new career-high in points. Xair Mendez was another key player, going 6-for-11 from beyond the arc to rack up 22 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds.
Mater Dei Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 7-19. As for Montgomery, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 26-2.
As of now, neither Mater Dei Catholic nor Montgomery have any future games scheduled.
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