Fans were treated to a Battle of the Mustangs on Friday. Oakdale took a 47-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mountain House. While losing is never fun, Oakdale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 582nd, while Mountain House is ranked 189th).
Among those leading the charge was Jordan Williams, who posted 11 points along with eight boards and five steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Shamar Jones, who earned 11 points and eight rebounds.
Oakdale has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 13-14 record this season. As for Mountain House, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 18-10.
Coming up, Oakdale and Los Banos will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Los Banos knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Oakdale likes a good challenge. As for Mountain House, they are taking a road trip to challenge Vanden at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Vanden is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Mountain House a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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