Basketball Game Preview: Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs vs. Indio Rajahs

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Previous Games

01/23/25 - Home	60-28 W
01/14/25 - Away	66-34 W
01/17/24 - Home	40-23 W
12/28/23 - Neutral	59-23 W
12/08/23 - Away	41-26 W
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Coachella Valley is 9-1 against Indio since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs will venture away from home to take on the Indio Rajahs at 5:30 p.m. Indio took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Coachella Valley, who comes in off a win.

Coachella Valley will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Yucca Valley, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Coachella Valley snuck past Yucca Valley with a 54-49 victory on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Indio was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They had to suffer through a 59-25 loss at the hands of Twentynine Palms. While losing is never fun, the Rajahs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1193rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 297th).

Coachella Valley pushed their record up to 16-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Indio, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.

Everything came up roses for Coachella Valley against Indio in their previous matchup last Thursday, as the squad secured a 60-28 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coachella Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.