Having just played yesterday, the Arlington Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Palm Springs Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Arlington took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Valley View as Arlington made off with a 61-36 win. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 405th, while the Eagles are ranked 999th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Palm Springs had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They managed a 43-37 victory over the Aztecs.
Palm Springs has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Arlington, they moved to 9-11 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Arlington skirted past Palm Springs 43-41 in their previous meeting back in December of 2016. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arlington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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