You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Glendora's strategy against Walnut on Thursday. The Glendora Tartans took down the Walnut Mustangs 62-46. Given the Tartans' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Mustangs are ranked 378th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/16/25 vs Walnut | 25 |
01/14/25 @ Bonita | 12 |
01/09/25 vs Claremont | 9 |
01/07/25 vs Diamond Bar | 12 |
01/03/25 vs Sierra Vista | 16 |
Leading Glendora to victory were Ronnie Herrmann and Brianna Gomez. Herrmann dropped a triple-double on 11 points, ten boards, and 11 assists, while Gomez went 7 of 12 from beyond the arc on her way to 25 points. With that strong performance, Gomez is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Zylee Espinoza was another key player, putting up two points and 14 rebounds.
Glendora has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.5 points per game. As for Walnut, they dropped their record down to 11-10 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
When Glendora and Walnut next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Glendora will try to stop North's seven-game winning streak when the meet at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Walnut will challenge Claremont and their three-game winning streak at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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