If La Quinta was feeling good fresh off their 60-29 takedown of Yucca Valley last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The La Quinta Blackhawks took a 61-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Torrance Tartars on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 651st, while the Tartars are ranked 256th).
Blackhawks
| 12/27/24 vs Torrance | 52-61 |
| 12/26/24 @ Yucca Valley | 60-29 |
| 12/17/24 vs Coachella Valley | 1-0 |
| 12/10/24 vs Twentynine Palms | 54-38 |
| 12/07/24 vs Central | 49-72 |
With the defeat, La Quinta broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-3. As for Torrance, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
La Quinta won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Laguna Beach at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Laguna Beach has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 211 points over their last three games. As for Torrance, they will also get right back to it: they'll square off against Yucca Valley at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Torrance's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
