Coachella Valley is 1-9 against La Quinta since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs will be playing at home against the La Quinta Blackhawks at 6:30 p.m. Coachella Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully La Quinta likes a good challenge.
Coachella Valley's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Wednesday, when they got past Palm Springs' usually-dominant defense. Everything went Coachella Valley's way against Palm Springs as Coachella Valley made off with a 59-33 victory. The Mighty Arabs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 26 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, La Quinta hadn't done well against Yucca Valley recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. La Quinta narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Yucca Valley 43-41. The victory was some much needed relief for the Blackhawks as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Coachella Valley better focus on containing Leahnette Castro-Galarza and Sophie Barrow as the pair were huge in La Quinta's win. Castro-Galarza almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine steals, while Barrow posted 15 points in addition to eight boards and five steals. Castro-Galarza is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
La Quinta was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Coachella Valley's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.2 points per game. As for La Quinta, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Coachella Valley ended up a good deal behind La Quinta in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, losing 42-23. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barrow, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards. Now that Coachella Valley 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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