You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Walnut Mustangs's strategy against the South Hills Huskies on Tuesday. Everything went Walnut's way against the Huskies as the Mustangs made off with a 51-29 win. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Walnut had established a 21 point advantage.
Walnut was led to victory by Claire Olia and Katelyn Lu. Olia almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds, while Lu almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lu has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Maileeh Suasti, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Walnut is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for South Hills, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-13 record this season.
Walnut will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Conquerors at 5:00 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in California (Los Altos is ranked 303rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 327th). As for South Hills, they will head out on the road to challenge the Brahmas at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Diamond Bar has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 531 points over their last eight matchups.
