Basketball Recap: Desert Mirage Comes Up Short

Desert Mirage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 26th straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 48-7 loss at the hands of the Rancho Mirage Rattlers. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the RAMS this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 53-13 two weeks ago.

Desert Mirage's loss dropped their record down to 0-22. As for Rancho Mirage, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-11.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Desert Mirage has already played their next contest (against Desert Hot Springs), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Rancho Mirage will head out on the road to challenge Shadow Hills at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Shadow Hills' favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Rancho Mirage has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.