Desert Christian is 2-8 against Vasquez since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Desert Christian Knights will square off against the Vasquez Mustangs at 7:00 p.m.
Desert Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 69 points on Friday, they were much more limited against California City on Saturday. They were beaten by the Ravens 79-29. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 801st, while the Ravens are ranked 342nd).
Meanwhile, Vasquez hadn't done well against Valley Torah recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Vasquez simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Valley Torah 85-54. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 21 points or more this season.
Vasquez's win came from a few key players Desert Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Carter Parker, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Rowley, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 16 points.
Vasquez pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.2 points. As for Desert Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Desert Christian took a serious blow against Vasquez when the teams last played last Tuesday, falling 91-28. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Desert Christian was down 50-18.
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