Basketball Recap: Desert Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

Scorpions

Margin (Wins)

12/07/24 vs California City	50
11/22/24 vs Lone Pine	47
12/13/24 vs Frazier Mountain	43
01/03/25 vs Palmdale Academy Charter School	43
12/07/24 vs Boron	42

Desert entered their tilt with Boron on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Boron Bobcats with a sharp 58-35 victory. The Scorpions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 21 points or more this season.

Desert was led to victory by Kalista Williams and Destiny Hart. Williams dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten steals, while Hart dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Hart has scored at least a third of Desert's points. Another player making a difference was Keira Gamboa, who posted ten points and three steals.

Desert's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.5 points per game. As for Boron, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.

Desert will challenge California City at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert is facing California City at the right time seeing as California City is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Boron has already played their next match (against Kern Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.