The Union Mine Diamondbacks will head out to take on the Argonaut Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Union Mine is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Liberty Ranch: they outscored them in every quarter. Union Mine walked away with a 64-53 win over Liberty Ranch on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Argonaut didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against El Dorado on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 73-67 victory. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while the Cougars are ranked 808th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Union Mine better focus on containing Mitchell Mcmahan and Zander Castro as the pair were huge in Argonaut's win. Mcmahan went 6 of 9 on his way to 19 points in addition to six assists and three steals, while Castro went 9 for 12 en route to 20 points. That's the most assists Mcmahan has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Caspary, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 15 points.
Argonaut's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.5 points per game. As for Union Mine, their victory bumped their record up to 3-12.
Union Mine took their win against Argonaut when the teams last played back in December of 2022 by a conclusive 76-54. In that game, Union Mine amassed a halftime lead of 47-21, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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