Basketball Game Preview: Montclair Cavaliers vs. Diamond Ranch Panthers

The Montclair Cavaliers will take on the Diamond Ranch Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Montclair is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Chino on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Montclair had to suffer through a 92-65 loss at the hands of Chino. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (55), the Cavaliers still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Diamond Ranch was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 45-39 to Don Lugo. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Montclair's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-17. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Diamond Ranch, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.