Basketball Game Preview: Yucca Valley Trojans vs. Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs

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Previous Games

01/19/24 - Home	65-40 W
12/13/23 - Away	71-44 W
01/19/23 - Away	59-12 W
12/13/22 - Home	76-43 W
12/16/21 - Home	77-26 W
+ 5 more games

Yucca Valley is 10-0 against Coachella Valley since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Yucca Valley Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs at 5:30 p.m. Yucca Valley is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.

Last Tuesday, Yucca Valley was beaten by Indio 72-25.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Coachella Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 74-57 victory over Twentynine Palms on Tuesday.

Coachella Valley had a senior duo take command as Gabriel Lopez posted 18 points in addition to six boards and four steals and Israel Garcia had 21 points and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lopez has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Franky Aguirre, who posted 12 points and four steals.

Yucca Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Coachella Valley, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.

Everything went Yucca Valley's way against Coachella Valley when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as Yucca Valley made off with a 65-40 victory. In that contest, Yucca Valley amassed a halftime lead of 52-19, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.