The Argonaut Mustangs will take on the Union Mine Diamondbacks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Argonaut's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Argonaut beat El Dorado 73-67. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while the Cougars are ranked 808th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/07/25 @ El Dorado | 19 |
| 01/03/25 @ Valley Christian | 20 |
| 01/02/25 vs Woodland Christian | 26 |
| 12/21/24 vs Placer | 15 |
| 12/20/24 vs Hoopa Valley | 24 |
Argonaut relied on the efforts of Mitchell Mcmahan, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 19 points in addition to six assists and three steals, and Zander Castro, who went 9 for 12 on his way to 20 points. The matchup was Mcmahan's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Caspary, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 15 points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Union Mine, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 64-53 win over Liberty Ranch on Tuesday.
Argonaut pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.5 points per game. As for Union Mine, their win bumped their record up to 3-12.
Argonaut suffered a grim 76-54 defeat to Union Mine when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Thankfully for Argonaut, Mason Mottashed (who went 9 of 11 on his way to 21 points in addition to seven assists and six boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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