The Pomona Red Devils will take on the Workman Lobos at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row dating back to last season, Pomona turned things around against Ganesha on Tuesday. They walked away with a 63-52 victory over the Giants. The Red Devils' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Carmine Carrillo had an outrageously good game as he shot 4-for-7 from long range and dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Victor Telatenchi, who posted seven points along with seven boards and five assists.
Pomona was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Workman had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.7 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Olympians 80-47. Given the Lobos' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Olympians are ranked 1089th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pomona's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Workman, their victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-3.
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