Basketball Game Preview: Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School Mustangs vs. Desert Christian Academy Conquerors

Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School hasn't had much luck against Desert Christian Academy recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School Mustangs will welcome the Desert Christian Academy Conquerors at 7:00 p.m.

Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Monday. They lost to San Jacinto Valley Academy at home by a 59-45 margin. The Mustangs were down 44-23 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Meanwhile, Desert Christian Academy came tearing into Monday's contest with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Bobcats to the tune of 84-15. Given the Conquerors' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Bobcats are ranked 1378th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Desert Christian Academy's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.0 points per game. As for Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School, their loss dropped their record down to 4-18.

Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School was dealt a bruising 82-44 defeat at the hands of Desert Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Desert Christian Academy's Augustine Youssef, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.