Basketball Preview: Desert Christian Knights vs. Vasquez Mustangs
The Desert Christian Knights will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Vasquez Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Vasquez took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Desert Christian, who comes in off a win.
Desert Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Desert Christian Academy 51-36 last Saturday.
Desert Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Corynn Smith led the charge by going 7 for 11 en route to 14 points plus seven rebounds and two blocks. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-high in field goal percentage (64%). Another player making a difference was Makenzie Duffee, who posted six points plus 11 rebounds and six blocks.
Desert Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Vasquez was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 39-30 to Golden Valley.
Vasquez's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Desert Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Desert Christian barely slipped by Vasquez in their previous matchup back in February, winning 40-39. Will Desert Christian repeat their success, or does Vasquez have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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