The Diamond Bar Brahmas will face off against the Yucaipa Thunderbirds at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Diamond Bar came up short against Aliso Niguel and fell 67-56. While losing is never fun, the Brahmas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 585th, while the Wolverines are ranked 97th).
Meanwhile, Yucaipa was just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 51-50 to Palm Springs.
Diamond Bar will need focus on slowing down Jonathan Campbell, one of several Yucaipa players who made an impact when they last played. He posted eight points and 16 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Lerma, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 12 points and six rebounds.
Diamond Bar's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-7. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Yucaipa, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Diamond Bar beat Yucaipa 65-55 in their previous meeting back in December of 2015. Will Diamond Bar repeat their success, or does Yucaipa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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