Indio and Coachella Valley squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Indio had to settle for second. They fell to the Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs 60-55. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Mighty Arabs this season, with their most recent defeat being a 66-60 loss last Tuesday.
Several Rajahs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Darren Thomas, who posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Vargas, who scored ten points.
Joe Beltran continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Coachella Valley, on his way to 24 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Beltran a new career-high in points. Gabriel Lopez was another key player, putting up 12 points and three steals.
Indio's loss dropped their record down to 8-17. As for Coachella Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Indio does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Coachella Valley, they have already played their next game, a 73-65 defeat against Arroyo on the 18th.
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