Walnut waltzed into their contest on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 71-35 victory over the La Puente Warriors. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Warriors are ranked 813th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Isaiah Leon had an outrageously good game as he dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Hernandez, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 13 points.
Mustangs
| 12/26/23 vs Excelsior Charter | 23 |
| 12/09/23 vs El Toro | 22 |
| 12/23/24 @ La Puente | 20 |
| 01/30/24 vs South Hills | 20 |
| 12/18/23 @ Workman | 19 |
Walnut was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Walnut has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.9 points per game. As for La Puente, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season.
Walnut wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 76-52 win against El Segundo on the 26th. As for La Puente, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-40 defeat against Canyon Springs on the 26th.
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