The Monache Marauders are taking a road trip to square off against the El Diamante Miners at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Monache will be strutting in after a victory while El Diamante will be coming in after a defeat.
Monache will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Porterville, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Monache secured a 71-66 W over Porterville on Tuesday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Marauders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 598th, while the Panthers are ranked 208th).
| 02/13/24 vs Justin Garza | 9 |
| 01/21/25 @ Porterville | 6 |
| 12/08/23 vs Coalinga | 6 |
| 02/20/24 vs Corcoran | 6 |
| 01/18/25 vs Central Valley Christian | 5 |
It was another big night for Ty Baxter, who went 9 of 18 en route to 27 points in addition to six assists and five boards. That's the most assists he has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of E'Saun Jefferson, who posted 21 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, El Diamante was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 56-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Golden West.
Monache is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for El Diamante, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-16.
Monache didn't have too much breathing room in their game against El Diamante in their previous matchup on January 7th, but they still walked away with a 63-59 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monache since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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