Combined with an overall strong defensive effort, it gave the Eagles their second win in three games this season. But after allowing Crane 77 points on Friday, coach Mike Sadler was happiest with his team's work at the other end of the court. Our rebounding helped so much tonight. We got a few offensive rebounds, but when we didn't, we went back ad played good halfcourt defense when we missed a shot. Alpine's Adam Llanez tried to keep his team in the game, has he hit a pair of 3-pointers in the first half and finished up with 18 points.
Hector is our defensive catalyst.
He puts pressure on the ball when he's in there. Alpine sophomore post Derek Rodriguez, meanwhile, had all kinds of problems with Hinojos. He picked up three fouls early and wound up fouling out three minutes into the second half. Chavez and Hinojos both missed scoring 20 points for the first time this season, but again led the Eagles in scoring with 18 and 17 respectively. Chris Bryant and Mark Marquez took advantage of their extended playing time Monday, as the two reserves scored six points apiece, while Luna finished with seven.