The Del Oro Suns will take on the Mt. Whitney Pioneers in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Del Oro has four straight wins, Mt. Whitney has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Del Oro was fully in charge, breezing past Legacy Christian Academy 78-20. The Suns have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 46 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Mt. Whitney was beaten by Coalinga 61-25 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1102nd, while the Horned Toads are ranked 538th).
Del Oro pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points per game. As for Mt. Whitney, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
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