Even though the Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles scored an imposing 55 points on Friday, the Twentynine Palms Wildcats still came out on top. Twentynine Palms snuck past Desert Hot Springs with a 60-55 victory. That's another feather in the cap for Twentynine Palms, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Brandon Evans was the offensive standout of the contest as he scored 29 points. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Christopher Grabow, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Twentynine Palms is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-13 record this season. As for Desert Hot Springs, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-11.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Twentynine Palms will take on Yucca Valley at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Yucca Valley's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests. As for Desert Hot Springs, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Banning at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Banning has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
