The Yucca Valley Trojans will challenge the Canyon Springs Cougars at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Yucca Valley lost to Twentynine Palms on the road by a 48-33 margin. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 722nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 311th).
Canyon Springs has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 59-48 to Orange Vista on Thursday. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Coyotes 13-8 in the first quarter.
Yucca Valley will have to contain Kaleayah Marshall as she made an impact in Canyon Springs' last game. She dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 boards. Marshall has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 12 times she's played. Izabella Tejada was another key player, putting up nine points along with five boards and three steals.
Even though they lost, Canyon Springs smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 40 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Canyon Springs' loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-5. As for Yucca Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
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