It was a good run, but the Union Mine Diamondbacks unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to Roseville 76-72. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Several Diamondbacks players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nate Sweet, who scored 21 points along with 5 assists and 5 rebounds. Sweet scored a full 29.2% of Union Mine's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Ethan Gines was another key contributor, scoring 10 points along with 9 assists and 7 rebounds.
Roseville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ren Marsh, who scored 13 points along with 9 rebounds. The contest was Marsh's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Clark Nielsen, who scored 10 points along with 9 rebounds.
Union Mine's loss dropped their record down to 3-1. As for Roseville, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Union Mine will square off against Vista del Lago at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Vista del Lago focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Friday. Roseville will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against El Dorado at 7:30 p.m. on December 2nd. El Dorado will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 234th, while Roseville is ranked 111th).
