The Desert Pines Jaguars will take on the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Desert Pines is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.3 points per game this season.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Desert Pines turned things around against Las Vegas on Friday. They really took it to the Wildcats for the full four quarters, racking up a 76-49 win. With the Jaguars ahead 41-20 at the half, the match was all but over already.
It was another big night for Taveah Oliver, who posted 27 points along with six rebounds and six steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Desert Pines' points. Another player making a difference was Mya Harper, who put up 20 points.
Desert Pines smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Desert Oasis faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Desert Oasis had to suffer through a 70-26 loss at the hands of Centennial. The Diamondbacks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-12.
Desert Oasis' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10. As for Desert Pines, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-10.
Desert Pines strolled past Desert Oasis in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 64-45. Will Desert Pines repeat their success, or does Desert Oasis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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