The Redlands Terriers will venture away from home to take on the Palm Desert Aztecs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 15 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Redlands finally turned things around against Citrus Hill two weeks ago. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 46-35.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palm Desert). They breezed by Desert Hot Springs to the tune of 59-20 on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Katelyn Gallagher continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 13 steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Palm Desert's points. Ava Tethal was another key player, going 5 for 11 en route to 12 points plus six rebounds and two steals.
Palm Desert was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Palm Desert and bumps their season record up to 3-2. As for Redlands, their victory ended an 11-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1.
Redlands might still be hurting after the 41-18 loss they got from Palm Desert in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gallagher, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten steals. Now that Redlands knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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