Rancho Mirage fought the good fight in their overtime match against Palm Desert on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 70-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Palm Desert Aztecs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (61), the Rattlers still had to take the loss.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Palm Desert to victory, but perhaps none more so than Paul Dreisbach, who went 9 of 18 on his way to 31 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Dreisbach is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Brande, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 boards.
Rancho Mirage's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Palm Desert, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rancho Mirage will take on Xavier Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Rancho Mirage's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Palm Desert, they will face off against Calipatria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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