Basketball Preview: Desert Mirage RAMS vs. Holtville Vikings
The Desert Mirage RAMS will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Holtville Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Desert Mirage will be strutting in after a win while Holtville will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Desert Mirage beat PAL Academy 49-41. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the RAMS.
Desert Mirage relied on the efforts of Edy Espinoza, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine assists, and Omar Martinez, who earned 14 points plus five rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance gave Espinoza a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Oviedo, who earned seven points along with 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.
Meanwhile, Holtville and Central met for a duel last Thursday where Holtville had to take the L. Holtville was outmatched by Central at home and fell 101-34. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost four in a row.
Holtville's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Desert Mirage, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Desert Mirage suffered a grim 50-24 defeat to Holtville in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Desert Mirage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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