The El Diamante Miners had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They enjoyed a cozy 61-47 win over Cabrillo on Wednesday. The victory was nothing new for El Diamante as they're now sitting on four straight.
It was another big night for Rian Jones-dillihunt, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Olivia Torres, who scored 12 points.
Despite the loss, Cabrillo still got an impressive performance from Natalie McCune, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points McCune has scored all season. Sophia Austin was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, Cabrillo smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Diamante only pulled down 11 offensive rebounds.
El Diamante is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Cabrillo, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-7.
El Diamante will head out on the road to take on Sierra Pacific at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Sierra Pacific is on a eight-game streak of home wins, El Diamante a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Cabrillo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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