After losing to Marquez the last time they met, Walnut decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Walnut Mustangs walked away with a 55-47 victory over the Marquez Gladiators on Monday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Gladiators are ranked 643rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Myles Wainwright was his usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-5 from long range and almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Nathan Yen was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Cravon Charles and Elyjah Staples certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Charles went 7 of 13 en route to 15 points and eight boards, while Staples went 7 for 9 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds.
Walnut is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points per game. As for Marquez, they moved to 8-9-1 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Walnut and Claremont will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played. Walnut is facing Claremont at the right time seeing as Claremont is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Marquez, they will welcome Maywood CES at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Marquez will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: Maywood CES will have lost seven straight heading into Wednesday's contest.
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