After a string of four wins, the Quartz Hill Royals's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They were beaten by Eastside 66-29. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Quartz Hill has scored all season.
Despite the loss, Quartz Hill still got an impressive performance from Ashantee Palmer, who scored 16 points along with eight steals. Palmer hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was My'arie Mcalpine, who scored three points along with ten rebounds and two steals.
Eastside's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dominique Burnett led the charge by scoring 17 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Burnett has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aprill Medrano, who scored 12 points.
Quartz Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Eastside, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Quartz Hill and South will face off at 2:00 p.m. on January 6th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. South is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Eastside, Eastside and Rosamond will face off at 3:30 p.m. on January 6th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Rosamond is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
