After both having extra time off, the Desert Christian Knights and the Vasquez Mustangs will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Desert Christian is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season last Thursday. They were outmatched by Arvin on the road and fell 92-41. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 53-21.
Meanwhile, Vasquez had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four last Friday. They blew past the Roadrunners 67-46. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 21 points or more this season.
Vasquez relied on the efforts of Carter Parker, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds, and Noah Rowley, who went 8 for 18 en route to 18 points plus four steals. With that strong performance, Parker is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Battey, who scored seven points plus seven rebounds and four blocks.
Vasquez smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Vasquez pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30 points. As for Desert Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Desert Christian was taken down by Vasquez 79-30 in their previous matchup back in January. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Desert Christian was down 38-15.
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