Basketball Game Preview: Monte Alto Blue Devil vs. Vanguard Academy Mozart

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Previous 3 Games

12/10/24 - Home	53-25 W
02/05/19 - Home	125-9 W
01/04/19 - Away	89-11 W

Monte Alto has gone 3-0 against Vanguard Academy Mozart recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Monte Alto Blue Devil will head out on the road to square off against Vanguard Academy Mozart at 7:00 p.m. Monte Alto is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.3 points per game this season.

Last Friday, everything came up roses for Monte Alto against IDEA Pharr as the squad secured a 65-31 victory. The Blue Devil have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 23 points or more this season.

Ricky Serrano continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 of 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 32 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Drago Hernandez, who posted six points along with six boards and three steals.

Meanwhile, Vanguard Academy Mozart was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They took a 38-25 hit to the loss column at the hands of IDEA North Mission. Vanguard Academy Mozart was down 38-9 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Despite the loss, Vanguard Academy Mozart saw an underclassman step up: freshman Joshua Valles earned ten points.

The win made it two in a row for Monte Alto and bumps their season record up to 14-12. As for Vanguard Academy Mozart, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.

This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Monte Alto hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 59.3 points per game. It's a different story for Vanguard Academy Mozart, though, as they've been averaging only 30.4 points. The only thing between Monte Alto and another offensive beatdown is Vanguard Academy Mozart. Will they be able to keep them contained?

Everything came up roses for Monte Alto against Vanguard Academy Mozart when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 53-25 victory. In that match, Monte Alto amassed a halftime lead of 29-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.