The Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles will face off against the Banning Broncos at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Banning will be up against a hot Desert Hot Springs team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Desert Hot Springs blew past Desert Mirage 64-26 on Tuesday. With the Golden Eagles ahead 42-10 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Banning waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 67-46 win. The Broncos have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Desert Hot Springs is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points per game. As for Banning, they pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Desert Hot Springs won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup last Tuesday, slipping by Banning 55-54. Will Desert Hot Springs repeat their success, or does Banning have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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