Preview: Cathedral City Lions vs. Twentynine Palms Wildcats
Cathedral City is 1-9 against Twentynine Palms since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cathedral City Lions will look to defend their home court against the Twentynine Palms Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Cathedral City is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home.
Cathedral City suffered their biggest loss since December 29, 2023 on Wednesday. They took a serious blow against Desert Hot Springs, falling 83-45. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Cathedral City in their matchups with Desert Hot Springs: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Twentynine Palms pushed their score all the way to 76 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Coachella Valley by a score of 79-76. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Twentynine Palms has suffered since November 13, 2023.
Cathedral City has not been sharp recently, as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-21 record this season. As for Twentynine Palms, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-15.
Cathedral City was taken down by Twentynine Palms 77-45 in their previous meeting on January 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Twentynine Palms' Javius Webster, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Now that Cathedral City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
