The Walnut Mustangs will take on the Diamond Bar Brahmas at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Walnut is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Bonita just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bearcats by a score of 55-53. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Mustangs came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Bearcats are ranked 477th).
Meanwhile, Diamond Bar suffered their closest loss since December 20, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Ayala by a score of 64-61. The Brahmas haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Walnut's defeat dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Diamond Bar, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
Walnut didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Diamond Bar when the teams last played on January 14th, but they still walked away with a 66-60 victory. Will Walnut repeat their success, or does Diamond Bar have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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