The Trona Tornadoes will face off against the Mammoth Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Trona has six straight victories, Mammoth has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Wednesday, Trona beat Immanuel Christian 37-24.
Meanwhile, Mammoth had to suffer through a 59-16 loss at the hands of Bishop Union. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1259th, while the Broncos are ranked 440th).
Trona has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.0 points per game. As for Mammoth, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Trona skirted past Mammoth 48-46 when the teams last played two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mammoth's Esme Carrillo, who posted 20 points along with five assists and four steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Trona still be able to contain Carrillo? There's only one way to find out.
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