Basketball Recap: Desert Piles Up the Points Against Mammoth

Scorpions

Team Score

01/14/25 vs Mammoth	71
12/17/24 @ Boron	67
11/22/24 vs Lone Pine	66
12/04/24 vs Lone Pine	64
12/20/24 vs California City	63

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Desert). They blew past the Mammoth Huskies 71-32 on Tuesday. The Scorpions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 27 points or more this season.

Desert pushed their record up to 7-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for Mammoth, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Desert will welcome Rosamond at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mammoth, they will be playing at home against Frazier Mountain at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.