On Thursday, the Cathedral City Lions didn't have too much breathing room in their game against the Desert Chapel Eagles, but they still walked away with a 40-36 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Lions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1252nd, while the Eagles are ranked 547th).
Desert Chapel lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jayvon Garcia, who posted eight points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. Garcia has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Mourhess, who had nine points and six rebounds.
Lions
| 12/19/24 @ Desert Chapel | 40-36 |
| 12/17/24 @ Yucca Valley | 50-65 |
| 12/14/24 vs Desert Mirage | 50-44 |
| 12/13/24 @ Colton | 34-93 |
| 12/13/24 vs Xavier Prep | 36-63 |
Cathedral City's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-10. As for Desert Chapel, they moved to 8-2 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cathedral City Lions challenge the Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Cardinals at 12:30 p.m. on December 28th. As for Desert Chapel, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against West Shores at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Desert Chapel is facing West Shores at the right time seeing as West Shores is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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