Banning is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Indio is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Banning Broncos will take on the Indio Rajahs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Banning 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 1264th, while Indio is ranked 472nd).
Banning suffered their biggest defeat since December 14, 2023 on Monday. They took a serious blow against Indio, falling 85-49. Banning has struggled against Indio recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite their loss, Banning saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Junior Dunahoo, who scored 12 points, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Moua, who scored nine points.
Banning's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Indio, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Banning was taken down by Indio 85-49 in their previous meeting on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Indio's Jayden Gonzalez, who scored 23 points. Now that Banning knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
