Desert Mountain lost against Willow Canyon back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Desert Mountain Wolves were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 57-56 to the Willow Canyon Wildcats. The Wolves just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Desert Mountain lost, don't look at Nicolette Kelly. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Hayden Seaman was another key player, putting up 15 points along with eight boards and five steals.
Wolves
| 11/30/23 vs Arcadia | 23 |
| 01/08/25 @ Willow Canyon | 22 |
| 01/12/24 vs Chaparral | 20 |
| 12/13/24 @ Horizon | 19 |
| 11/25/24 vs Marcos de Niza | 19 |
Even though they lost, Desert Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Willow Canyon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sarah Karnitz, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Karnitz's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jailynn Pope, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 18 points in addition to six assists and six steals.
Desert Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Willow Canyon, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-4.
Desert Mountain wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 47-40 defeat against Notre Dame Prep on the 10th. As for Willow Canyon, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Desert Edge at 7:00 p.m. on January 15th. Willow Canyon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.3 points per game this season.
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