Palmdale and Lancaster are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Palmdale Falcons take on the Lancaster Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Palmdale is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of San Fernando by a score of 71-68 on Monday.
Palmdale might have lost, but man, Anthony Delouth was a machine: he earned 23 points. That was a full 33.8% of Palmdale's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Latee Moore, who posted 11 points.
Meanwhile, Lancaster can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Monday. They walked away with a 64-55 win over Santa Clara.
Lancaster had a senior duo take command as Keelan Benjamin posted 19 points and Alvaro Martinez had 17 points. The contest was Benjamin's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Shondra Henderson was another key player, scoring ten points.
Lancaster's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Palmdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Wednesday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Ethan Thornton and Benjamin. Thornton has been dynamite this season: he has averaged 11.4 points. For his part, Benjamin has averaged 19 points.
Palmdale ended up a good deal behind Lancaster when the teams last played back in January, losing 82-68. Can Palmdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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