Coachella Valley hasn't had much luck against Twentynine Palms recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs will be playing at home against the Twentynine Palms Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Coachella Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.2 points per game this season.
Coachella Valley will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Indio, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Coachella Valley came out on top against Indio by a score of 48-36 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mighty Arabs.
| 01/23/25 @ Indio | 7 |
| 01/14/25 vs Indio | 6 |
| 12/19/24 @ Desert Mirage | 6 |
| 01/09/25 @ Yucca Valley | 5 |
| 01/21/25 vs Yucca Valley | 4 |
Coachella Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Joe Beltran out in front who posted ten points in addition to seven steals and five rebounds. Those seven steals gave Beltran a new career-high. Israel Garcia was another key player, putting up 19 points and seven boards.
Coachella Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 31 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Twentynine Palms got the win against Yucca Valley on Thursday by a conclusive 78-58. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Wildcats have posted against the Trojans since May 12, 2021.
Twentynine Palms found their leader in sophomore Christopher Grabow, who went 10 of 22 on his way to 23 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks. Grabow has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Evans, who went 6 for 13 en route to 15 points.
Coachella Valley's victory bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Twentynine Palms, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-17.
Coachella Valley suffered a grim 81-61 defeat to Twentynine Palms when the teams last played last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grabow, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 18 rebounds. Now that Coachella Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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