Basketball Recap: Desert Christian Academy's Win on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to Ten

By Team Reports Jan 26, 2025, 5:57pm

Basketball Recap: Desert Christian Academy Conquerors vs. St. Margaret's Tartans

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Previous Games

01/25/25 vs St. Margaret's73-68
01/22/25 @ San Jacinto Leadership Academy79-45
01/21/25 @ Hamilton78-24
01/17/25 vs Temecula Prep78-52
01/15/25 @ San Jacinto Valley Academy77-53
+ 5 more games

Desert Christian Academy had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.8 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They snuck past the St. Margaret's Tartans with a 73-68 victory. Given the Conquerors' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Tartans are ranked 841st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Desert Christian Academy had a senior duo take command as Jacob Reynolds went 9 of 21 on his way to 29 points and Augustine Youssef almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Reynolds has scored all season. Judah Garrison was another key player, putting up six points.

Desert Christian Academy pushed their record up to 21-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.0 points per game. As for St. Margaret's, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-16.

Desert Christian Academy will host California Military Institute at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. California Military Institute has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for St. Margaret's, they will face off against Irvine at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Irvine will roll in looking for their 16th straight victory, something St. Margaret's surely won't give up without a fight.

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