Basketball Recap: Desales Extends Winning Streak to Six

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Previous 6 Games

12/28/24 vs McLoughlin	69-44
12/27/24 vs College Place	89-46
12/21/24 vs Sunnyside Christian	71-62
12/20/24 @ Riverside Christian	85-45
12/14/24 @ Yakama Nation Tribal	76-34
12/10/24 vs Pomeroy	62-31

DeSales entered their tilt with McLoughlin on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the McLoughlin Pioneers with a sharp 69-44 victory. Given the Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 57th in Washington, while the Pioneers are ranked 219th in Oregon), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

DeSales' win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for McLoughlin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Walla Walla Valley Academy the next time they take the court. McLoughlin will head out to face Walla Walla Valley Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, while DeSales will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025.