The Hesperia Scorpions will take on the Paloma Valley Wildcats in a tournament on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Hesperia and three for Paloma Valley.
Hesperia is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Glendora on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hesperia was beaten by Glendora 91-58. The Scorpions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-25.
Meanwhile, Paloma Valley's game on Thursday was all tied up 30-30 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 63-54 to Hemet. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 757th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 244th).
Hesperia's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Paloma Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Hesperia came out on top in a nail-biter against Paloma Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2018, sneaking past 76-74. Will Hesperia repeat their success, or does Paloma Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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