Palo Verde Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a 54-36 bruising from the Central Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 57-51 back in January.
Palo Verde Valley's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Reagan McCarthy, who went 6-for-10 to rack up 14 points. Another player making a difference was Jaslene Crowe, who posted ten points.
Central found their leader in sophomore Maryanne Barrett, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 steals. Central is undefeated when Barrett posts five or more steals, but 8-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Zamora, who earned 20 points and four steals.
Palo Verde Valley's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Central, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Palo Verde Valley will take on Imperial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Imperial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.1 points per game this season. As for Central, they will challenge Vincent Memorial at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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