On Saturday, the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets came up short against the Liberty Bison and fell 57-50. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 989th, while the Bison are ranked 261st).
Despite the loss, Palo Verde Valley still got an impressive performance from Zaraivion Crowe, who dropped a double-double on 35 points and 16 rebounds. That was a full 70% of Palo Verde Valley's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Daymien Jauregui, who earned ten points and three steals.
Palo Verde Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for Liberty, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-4.
Palo Verde Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 53-48 win against Southwest EC on the 14th. As for Liberty, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 53-47 victory against Canyon Springs on the 13th.
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