Calipatria is 2-8 against Palo Verde Valley since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. It'll be a Battle of the Bugs the Calipatria Hornets face off against the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Calipatria is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against La Quinta on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Calipatria was beaten by La Quinta 51-22. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 59-45 to Vista.
Calipatria will need focus on slowing down Jaslene Crow, one of several Palo Verde Valley players who made an impact when they last played. She went 6 for 12 on her way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan McCarthy, who went 6 of 13 on her way to 15 points.
Palo Verde Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Calipatria, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Calipatria was dealt a bruising 59-31 defeat at the hands of Palo Verde Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can Calipatria avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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