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| 01/09/25 - Away | 48-36 W |
| 12/05/24 - Home | 41-23 W |
| 01/30/24 - Away | 44-59 L |
| 01/18/24 - Home | 38-36 W |
| 01/11/24 - Home | 32-50 L |
| + 5 more games |
Desert Chapel has gone 8-2 against Palm Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Desert Chapel Eagles will welcome the Palm Valley FIREBIRDS at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Palm Valley will be up against a hot Desert Chapel team: the squad just extended their winning streak to seven. Desert Chapel simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Noli Indian 62-7.
Desert Chapel's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Parker Amezcua led the charge by putting up 12 points along with five boards and four steals. Another player making a difference was Felix Ochoa, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 10 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals.
Desert Chapel smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 33 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Palm Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 53 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They breezed by the Lightning to the tune of 69-30. With the FIREBIRDS ahead 44-15 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Palm Valley's win came from a few key players Desert Chapel will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alex Ratner, who dropped a triple-double on 20 points, 11 boards, and ten steals. The match was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matteo Lam, who went 9 of 16 en route to 20 points along with eight assists and seven steals.
Palm Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.0 points per game. As for Desert Chapel, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Desert Chapel has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 41.2 boards per game. However, it's not like Palm Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.6 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Desert Chapel was able to grind out a solid victory over Palm Valley when the teams last played on January 9th, winning 48-36. Will Desert Chapel repeat their success, or does Palm Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
