Desert and California City are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Desert Scorpions will challenge the California City Ravens at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Desert saw some tournament action on Wednesday. They fell 72-64 to Lone Pine.
Meanwhile, California City came up short against The Palmdale Aerospace Academy on Wednesday and fell 56-47. The matchup marked the Ravens' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Cassius 'Hollywood' Brown, who had 17 points plus seven rebounds and five steals. His afternoon made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlito 'Smooth' Brown, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Even though they lost, California City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Desert's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for California City, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Desert didn't have too much breathing room in their game against California City when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 56-52 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was California City's Darrius 'Showtime' Brown, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Desert still be able to contain Brown? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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