Basketball Recap: Desert Mirage RAMS vs. PAL Academy Bulls
On Thursday, the Desert Mirage RAMS earned a 49-41 win over the PAL Academy Bulls. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the RAMS.
Desert Mirage was led to victory by Edy Espinoza and Omar Martinez. Espinoza almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine assists, while Martinez posted 14 points plus five rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance gave Espinoza a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Marcus Oviedo, who posted seven points plus nine rebounds.
Desert Mirage was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as PAL Academy only posted four.
Despite the loss, PAL Academy still got an impressive performance from Ronald Clark, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Xavier Davis was another key player, earning eight points in addition to 14 rebounds.
Desert Mirage now has a winning record of 2-1.
Desert Mirage will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Holtville at 5:30 p.m. on December 2nd. Desert Mirage is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season. As for PAL Academy, they will head out to take on Glenn at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. PAL Academy will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
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