Basketball Game Preview: Foothill Knights vs. Walnut Mustangs

The Foothill Knights will take on the Walnut Mustangs in a tournament on Monday. Foothill will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

On Friday, Foothill was able to grind out a solid win over Anaheim, taking the game 43-32. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 195th, while the Colonists are ranked 784th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Walnut might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Claremont an easy 55-35 victory. The Mustangs have struggled against the Wolfpack recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Walnut's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Foothill, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.