If Desert Oasis was riding high fresh off their 57-24 takedown of Clark on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Desert Oasis Diamondbacks fell 47-37 to the Shadow Ridge Mustangs on Saturday. The Diamondbacks lost against the Mustangs in their previous head to head back in January, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 55-17 score last time.
Desert Oasis' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Allyson Pursell, who posted nine points along with five rebounds. Jasmine Bermudez was another key player, scoring seven points plus two steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shadow Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Avery Freeman, who scored 22 points. Another player making a difference was Jaslyn Jefferson, who had 13 points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Desert Oasis fell to 2-1. As for Shadow Ridge, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Desert Oasis has already played their next game, a 41-36 win against Rancho on the 30th. As for Shadow Ridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-19 victory against Western on the 30th.
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