El Diamante is 2-8 against Redwood since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The El Diamante Miners will look to defend their home court against the Redwood Rangers at 7:00 p.m.
Last Wednesday, El Diamante was beaten by Porterville 67-34. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 810th, while the Panthers are ranked 198th).
Meanwhile, Redwood was able to grind out a solid win over Golden West on Wednesday, taking the game 59-52. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rangers.
Redwood has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for El Diamante, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
El Diamante came up short against Redwood in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 62-52. Can El Diamante avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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