Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Palm Desert couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell 77-69 to the Maranatha Minutemen on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (59), the Aztecs still had to take the loss.
Paul Dreisbach
| 02/18/25 vs Maranatha | 44% |
| 02/14/25 @ Linfield Christian | 44% |
| 02/12/25 vs Jordan | 40% |
Several Aztecs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Paul Dreisbach, who went 7-for-12 to rack up 21 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. Dreisbach is also on a roll when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 40% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Wil Wilson, who went 6-for-10 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points.
Palm Desert's defeat dropped their record down to 22-9. As for Maranatha, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-16 record this season.
Palm Desert does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Maranatha, they will head out to face off against Knight at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Knight comes in on 12 and Maranatha on three.
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