Mt. Whitney hasn't had much luck against Monache recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mt. Whitney Pioneers will head out on the road to challenge the Monache Marauders at 6:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, Mt. Whitney took a blow against El Diamante, falling 65-17. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 572nd, while the Miners are ranked 235th).
Meanwhile, Monache had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They blew past the Rangers, posting a 63-23 win. The Marauders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 32 points or more this season.
Monache is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points per game. As for Mt. Whitney, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Mt. Whitney took a serious blow against Monache in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 66-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monache's Milly Rojas, who went 10 of 18 on her way to 25 points and six steals. Now that Mt. Whitney knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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