El Monte hasn't had much luck against Gabrielino recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The El Monte Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gabrielino Eagles at 5:00 p.m.
El Monte is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game on Friday. They lost to Arroyo on the road by a 34-15 margin.
Meanwhile, Gabrielino had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 62-41 victory. Gabrielino has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.
El Monte better focus on containing Shannon Yan and Ava Yamashita as the pair were huge in Gabrielino's win. Yan posted 23 points and five rebounds, while Yamashita had 18 points and four steals. Those 18 points gave Yamashita a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Yamaguchi, who earned eight points along with five boards and four steals.
Gabrielino is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.1 points per game. As for El Monte, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-15.
El Monte took a serious blow against Gabrielino in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 63-10. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point El Monte was down 39-4.
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