The Diamond Ranch Panthers will take on the Arcadia Apaches in a tournament on Thursday. Diamond Ranch is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Last Thursday, Diamond Ranch strolled past Upland with points to spare, taking the game 52-36.
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Diamond Ranch's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jazlyn Wint, who went 5 for 9 on her way to 16 points. Wint is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. Tiffany Salinas was another key player, putting up 12 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Arcadia). They blew past Gabrielino 58-27 on Friday. Given the Apaches' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Eagles are ranked 738th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Diamond Ranch pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for Arcadia, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
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