The San Gorgonio Spartans will take on the Palm Desert Aztecs in a tournament on Thursday. San Gorgonio will be strutting in after a victory while Palm Desert will be coming in after a defeat.
San Gorgonio took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Rim of the World as San Gorgonio made off with a 53-27 win. That 26 point margin sets a new team best for the Spartans this season.
Meanwhile, Palm Desert unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 69-54 to Oak Hills. While losing is never fun, the Aztecs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 645th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 216th).
San Gorgonio's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-8. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for Palm Desert, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5.
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