Twentynine Palms and Yucca Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Twentynine Palms Wildcats will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the Yucca Valley Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Twentynine Palms knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Yucca Valley likes a good challenge.
Even though Desert Hot Springs scored an imposing 55 points on Friday, Twentynine Palms still came out on top. Twentynine Palms secured a 60-55 W over Desert Hot Springs.
Among those leading the charge was Brandon Evans, who scored 29 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Christopher Grabow was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Yucca Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Indio by a score of 77-75. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss Yucca Valley has suffered yet this season.
Twentynine Palms is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-13 record this season. As for Yucca Valley, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8.
Twentynine Palms was dealt a bruising 84-45 loss at the hands of Yucca Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Twentynine Palms have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
