Antelope Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 56-47 to the Palmdale Falcons. The Antelopes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Falcons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February.
Gavin Houston
| 12/13/24 vs Palmdale | 13 |
| 11/20/24 vs California City | 9 |
| 11/21/24 vs Del Oro | 8 |
| 12/09/24 @ Hesperia Christian | 8 |
| 11/15/23 vs Rosamond | 7 |
Antelope Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Deshawn Lewis and Gavin Houston. Lewis went 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points, while Houston went 5 for 6 on his way to 13 points. Those 13 points gave Houston a new career-high.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Palmdale to victory, but perhaps none more so than Anthony Delouth, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 14 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Thornton, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Antelope Valley's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Palmdale, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-7.
Antelope Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Highland at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Palmdale, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 80-56 defeat against Carpinteria on the 14th.
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