Basketball Game Preview: Walnut Mustangs vs. Diamond Bar Brahmas

Walnut hasn't had much luck against Diamond Bar recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Walnut Mustangs will host the Diamond Bar Brahmas at 5:00 p.m.

Walnut is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 57-35 to Bonita. The contest was a close 22-20 at the break, but unfortunately for the Mustangs it sure didn't stay that way.

Meanwhile, Diamond Bar didn't have too much trouble with Ayala on Tuesday as they won 60-44. Given the Brahmas' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 417th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Diamond Bar is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Walnut, their loss dropped their record down to 11-14.

Walnut came up short against Diamond Bar in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 45-35. Will Walnut have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.