Basketball Recap: Desert Chapel Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

11/19/24 vs Weaver	75
12/16/24 vs Noli Indian	70
11/21/24 vs Joshua Springs Christian	68
01/07/25 @ Noli Indian	61
12/17/24 vs Joshua Springs Christian	59

Desert Chapel came tearing into Thursday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 62-7 win over the Noli Indian Braves. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 25 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Desert Chapel to victory, but perhaps none more so than Parker Amezcua, who posted 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Felix Ochoa, who went 5 for 11 en route to 10 points in addition to eight boards and four steals.

Desert Chapel smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 33 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Desert Chapel's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 16.5 points per game. As for Noli Indian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.

Desert Chapel will welcome Palm Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Palm Valley: 21.4, Desert Chapel: 20.4) so any points scored will be well earned. Noli Indian has already played their next game (against Joshua Springs Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.