The Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets will square off against the Central Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Palo Verde Valley has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 10.
Palo Verde Valley is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since December 21, 2023 on Friday. They had to suffer through a 64-24 loss at the hands of Vincent Memorial. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 847th, while the Scots are ranked 309th).
Meanwhile, Central hadn't done well against Calexico recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Central really took it to Calexico for the full four quarters, racking up a 68-37 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-11.
Central's win came from a few key players Palo Verde Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Maryanne Barrett, who posted 24 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Victoria Zamora, who earned 15 points.
The victory made it two in a row for Central and bumps their season record up to 14-11. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.5 points. As for Palo Verde Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Palo Verde Valley came up short against Central in their previous meeting back in January, falling 57-51. Will Palo Verde Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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