Diamond Bar lost against Walnut on January 14th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Diamond Bar Brahmas fell 81-71 to the Walnut Mustangs. 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 602nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 239th).
Walnut's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Myles Wainwright, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. Wainwright continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Jeremiah Vasquez was another key player, going 6 of 11 en route to 19 points.
Diamond Bar has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-17 record this season. As for Walnut, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Diamond Bar will host Claremont at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Claremont is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season. As for Walnut, they will take on Glendora at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Glendora will roll in looking for their 23rd straight victory, something Walnut surely won't give up without a fight.
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