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

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01/21/25 - Away	53-85 L
01/09/25 - Home	50-71 L
01/19/24 - Home	65-40 W
12/13/23 - Away	71-44 W
01/19/23 - Away	59-12 W
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Yucca Valley has gone 8-2 against Coachella Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Yucca Valley Trojans will be playing at home against the Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs at 5:30 p.m. Yucca Valley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Coachella Valley will come in with three straight wins.

Last Tuesday, Yucca Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 63-58 to Indio.

Meanwhile, Coachella Valley hadn't done well against Twentynine Palms recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Coachella Valley claimed a resounding 81-47 victory over Twentynine Palms. The Mighty Arabs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.

Yucca Valley better keep an eye on Franky Aguirre. He was instrumental in Coachella Valley's win, almost dropping a double-double on 29 points and nine boards. With that strong performance, Aguirre is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Another player making a difference was Israel Garcia, who posted 19 points and four steals.

Yucca Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Coachella Valley, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.

Yucca Valley was dealt a bruising 85-53 loss at the hands of Coachella Valley when the teams last played last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Garcia, who went 12 of 26 on his way to 32 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Now that Yucca Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.