Basketball Recap: Redlands East Valley Skates Past Pacific with Ease

By Team Reports Dec 1, 2024, 4:58pm

Basketball Recap: Redlands East Valley Wildcats vs. Pacific Pirates

Redlands East Valley won against Chaparral last Wednesday with 72 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Redlands East Valley Wildcats breezed by the Pacific Pirates to the tune of 72-27. The Wildcats pushed the score to 65-17 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates cut but never quite recovered from.

Redlands East Valley's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Demaj Moore, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine assists. Moore is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Dariel Bahamontes, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.

Redlands East Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pacific only posted four.

Despite the loss, Pacific saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Douglas Perez went 5 for 8 en route to 11 points.

Redlands East Valley now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Pacific, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Redlands East Valley has already played their next contest, a 58-35 victory against Palm Desert on the 25th. As for Pacific, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 95-36 loss against Adelanto on the 25th.

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