The Miramonte Matadors will head out to challenge the Mt. Diablo Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Miramonte and 18 for Mt. Diablo.
Last Tuesday, Miramonte came up short against College Park and fell 73-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (62), the Matadors still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Mt. Diablo played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 75-29 defeat at the hands of Acalanes. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1153rd, while the Dons are ranked 124th).
Miramonte will have to contain Eric Warrick as he made an impact in Mt. Diablo's last game. He posted 13 points. That was a full 44.8% of Mt. Diablo's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Miramonte's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Mt. Diablo, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-20.
Everything came up roses for Miramonte against Mt. Diablo in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured an 80-23 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Miramonte since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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