Desert Hot Springs is 8-2 against Cathedral City since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles will host the Cathedral City Lions at 5:30 p.m. One thing working in Desert Hot Springs' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine contests.
Desert Hot Springs is returning to their home court after beating Banning on theirs, despite the fact Banning has dominated at home this season. Desert Hot Springs walked away with a 78-68 victory over Banning on Tuesday.
| 01/28/25 @ Banning | 37 |
| 01/23/25 vs Desert Mirage | 16 |
| 01/21/25 @ Cathedral City | 23 |
| 01/16/25 vs Banning | 25 |
| 01/14/25 @ Desert Mirage | 17 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Desert Hot Springs to victory, but perhaps none more so than Denny Castro, who went 13 for 29 en route to 37 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Castro's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Tyron Grays, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards.
Desert Hot Springs smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cathedral City). They came out on top against Desert Mirage by a score of 56-45 on Tuesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Lions as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Desert Hot Springs has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.2 points per game. As for Cathedral City, their victory bumped their record up to 4-18.
Everything came up roses for Desert Hot Springs against Cathedral City in their previous meeting last Tuesday, as the team secured a 67-27 win. In that contest, Desert Hot Springs amassed a halftime lead of 35-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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