Palm Springs hasn't had much luck against Palm Desert recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Palm Springs Indians will take on the Palm Desert Aztecs at 6:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Palm Springs is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They took a 32-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of Xavier Prep.
| 01/13/25 vs Xavier Prep | 4 |
| 01/08/25 vs La Quinta | 2 |
| 01/06/25 @ Shadow Hills | 2 |
| 12/30/24 vs Redlands East Valley | 2 |
| 12/28/24 @ Desert Hot Springs | 2 |
| 12/27/24 vs Liberty | 5 |
Despite the loss, Palm Springs saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Shayla Bates dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 boards. Bates is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Miley Flores, who posted four points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Palm Desert was beaten by Shadow Hills 74-25 on Monday. 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 502nd, while the Knights are ranked 84th).
Palm Desert's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-7. As for Palm Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
Things could have been worse for Palm Springs, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 43-25 loss to Palm Desert in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Palm Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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