The Diamond Bar Brahmas will face off against the Walnut Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Diamond Bar was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 65-61 to Ayala. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (58), the Brahmas still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Walnut entered their tilt with Bonita on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took down the Bearcats 56-39.
Diamond Bar better keep an eye on Isaiah Leon. He was instrumental in Walnut's win, going 9 for 13 on his way to 20 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. Those four steals gave Leon a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Myles Wainwright, who went 5 of 9 en route to 11 points.
Walnut has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points per game. As for Diamond Bar, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-12.
Diamond Bar and Walnut were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but Diamond Bar came up empty-handed after a 57-56 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Walnut's Nathan Yen, who posted 24 points. Now that Diamond Bar knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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