La Quinta hasn't had much luck against Palm Desert recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The La Quinta Blackhawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Palm Desert Aztecs at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
La Quinta will bounce into Friday's game after beating Shadow Hills, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. La Quinta walked away with a 53-46 win over Shadow Hills on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blackhawks.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Palm Desert, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 68-53 victory over Xavier Prep on Wednesday. Given the Aztecs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 394th, while the Saints are ranked 1064th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Palm Desert's win came from a few key players La Quinta will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Paul Dreisbach, who went 9 for 17 on his way to 25 points along with seven boards and six steals. Another player making a difference was Wil Wilson, who went 7 of 15 en route to 20 points and three steals.
Palm Desert has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for La Quinta, their win bumped their record up to 11-7.
La Quinta suffered a grim 65-42 defeat to Palm Desert in their previous matchup on January 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palm Desert's Jake Brande, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 14 rebounds. Now that La Quinta knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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