Basketball Game Preview: Union Mine Diamondbacks vs. Ponderosa Bruins

By Team Reports Dec 24, 2023, 2:19am

Preview: Union Mine Diamondbacks vs. Ponderosa Bruins

Union Mine has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. The Union Mine Diamondbacks and the Ponderosa Bruins will round out the year against one another at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday at. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Union Mine scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 63-14 victory over Valley. Union Mine might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Union Mine found their leader in underclassman Kamdyn Keeler, who scored 20 points. That's the first time this season that Keeler scored 15 or more points. Jennifer Wylie was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with eight steals.

Meanwhile, everything went Ponderosa's way against Lathrop on Tuesday as Ponderosa made off with a 74-52 win. The win made it back-to-back wins for Ponderosa.

Union Mine now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Ponderosa, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.

Union Mine came up short against Ponderosa in their previous matchup last Saturday, falling 62-51. Can Union Mine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.