Desert Christian has gone 8-2 against The Palmdale Aerospace Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Desert Christian Knights just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face The Palmdale Aerospace Academy Griffins at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Desert Christian has six straight wins, The Palmdale Aerospace Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Desert Christian is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Palmdale Academy Charter School: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Desert Christian blew Palmdale Academy Charter School out of the water with a 44-9 final score. With the Knights ahead 28-5 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Makenzie Duffee
| 12/16/24 vs Palmdale Academy Charter School | 5 |
| 12/12/24 @ Vasquez | 1 |
| 12/10/24 vs Legacy Christian Academy | 0 |
| 12/05/24 @ Lancaster Baptist | 2 |
| 12/03/24 vs Vasquez | 1 |
Corynn Smith and Makenzie Duffee were among the main playmakers for Desert Christian as the former went 5 for 9 on her way to 12 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals and the latter posted eight points along with five steals and five blocks. With that strong performance, Duffee is now averaging an impressive 2.2 blocks per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayde Mckinzie, who put up seven points and six steals.
Meanwhile, The Palmdale Aerospace Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Vasquez on Monday and fell 37-34.
Desert Christian pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.3 points per game. As for The Palmdale Aerospace Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Everything came up roses for Desert Christian against The Palmdale Aerospace Academy in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 55-26 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Desert Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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