The Palmdale Falcons will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Rosamond Roadrunners at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Palmdale focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five last Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, everything went Palmdale's way against The Palmdale Aerospace Academy as Palmdale made off with a 44-21 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Palmdale got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Beatrice Harmon out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jamee Newsome, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Rosamond put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They skirted past Eastside 51-48. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Roadrunners have posted against the Lions since November 29, 2016.
Rosamond's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nadiyah Baladez, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 steals. Baladez has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Abigail Cardoza, who scored 12 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds.
Rosamond's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.6 points per game. As for Palmdale, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Palmdale took a serious blow against Rosamond in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 47-14. Will Palmdale have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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