If Palo Verde was feeling good fresh off their 79-23 takedown of Pinecrest Academy Cadence last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Palo Verde Panthers were beaten by the Rancho Rams 88-54 on Tuesday. The Panthers have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
It was another big night for Jakoi Lide, who went 13 for 30 on his way to 43 points for Rancho. That makes it six consecutive games in which Lide has scored at least a third of Rancho's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jailen Childress, who went 7 of 15 en route to 17 points in addition to five assists and four steals.
Palo Verde's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5. As for Rancho, their victory was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-5.
Palo Verde wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 51-48 loss against Canyon Springs on the 16th. Rancho has also already played their next contest (against Desert Oasis), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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