Palm Desert's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They secured a 54-48 W over the Twentynine Palms Wildcats. For the Aztecs, this counts as revenge for the 49-45 win the Wildcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2018.
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Palm Desert's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Katelyn Gallagher, who went 7 of 13 en route to 17 points and eight assists. Gallagher is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 41 games she's played dating back to last season. Naomi Plunkett was another key player, as she made all 5 shots she took racking up 13 points.
Palm Desert has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.9 points per game. As for Twentynine Palms, with the loss, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 20-4.
Palm Desert has already played their next contest, a 51-30 victory against Palm Springs on the 3rd. As for Twentynine Palms, they are taking a road trip to square off against Yucca Valley at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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