If Antelope Valley was riding high fresh off their 58-27 takedown of Palmdale Academy Charter School last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Antelope Valley Antelopes fell just short of the Lancaster Eagles by a score of 53-50 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Antelopes have suffered since December 9, 2024.
Deshawn Lewis
| 02/01/24 @ Palmdale | 24 |
| 01/15/25 @ Lancaster | 22 |
| 01/04/25 vs Santa Clara | 18 |
| 11/21/23 vs Vasquez | 18 |
| 12/13/24 vs Palmdale | 13 |
Despite the loss, Antelope Valley still got an impressive performance from Deshawn Lewis, who posted 22 points. That's the most points Lewis has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Washington, who had seven points.
Lancaster had a senior duo take command as Dajuan Manning earned 18 points and Keelan Benjamin put up 17 points. Benjamin's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Antelope Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season. As for Lancaster, they pushed their record up to 8-12 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Antelope Valley will challenge Knight at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Lancaster, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Lancaster Eagles take on the Palmdale Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lancaster is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.2 points per game this season.
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