Basketball Game Preview: El Diamante Miners vs. Golden West Trailblazers

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Previous Games

01/21/25 - Away	67-13 W
02/08/24 - Away	73-26 W
01/23/24 - Home	72-36 W
02/10/23 - Home	71-41 W
01/25/23 - Away	60-31 W
+ 5 more games

El Diamante is 8-2 against Golden West since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The El Diamante Miners will look to defend their home court against the Golden West Trailblazers at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (El Diamante has three straight wins, Golden West has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Tuesday, El Diamante beat Redwood 62-53.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-14, which was the final score in Golden West's tilt against Monache on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Trailblazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 943rd, while the Marauders are ranked 60th).

Aniyah Venegas was Golden West's leading scorer, having posted 11 points. Venegas also led the team in rebounds with eight.

El Diamante has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.9 points per game. As for Golden West, their loss dropped their record down to 8-19.

Everything came up roses for El Diamante against Golden West when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured a 67-13 victory. Does El Diamante have another victory up their sleeve, or will Golden West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.