Ayala hasn't had much luck against Walnut recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Ayala Bulldogs will take on the Walnut Mustangs at 6:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Ayala ended up a good deal behind Glendora and lost 68-52. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Tartans are ranked 52nd).
Meanwhile, Walnut earned a 69-56 win over Claremont on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Walnut is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points per game. As for Ayala, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.
Ayala suffered a grim 64-43 defeat to Walnut in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Ayala avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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