After three games on the road, Palm Valley is heading back home. They will take on the Joshua Springs Christian Lightning at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Palm Valley suffered their closest defeat yet this season on Thursday. They fell just short of Desert Chapel by a score of 38-36.
Alex Ratner put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored two points along with 13 rebounds and three blocks. Ratner is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Matteo Lam was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Joshua Springs Christian, who are still winless after their seventh matchup. They fell to Weaver 34-28.
Palm Valley's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Joshua Springs Christian, they bumped their record down to 0-7 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Palm Valley against Joshua Springs Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 as the team secured a 65-9 win. With Palm Valley ahead 36-2 at the half, the game was all but over already.
