The Mesa Grande Academy Cardinals and the Lucerne Valley Mustangs will round out the year against one another at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at.
Mesa Grande Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher back in November after their third straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Sherman Indian 52-20.
Meanwhile, Lucerne Valley had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.8 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They pulled ahead with a 31-30 photo finish over Excelsior Charter.
Lucerne Valley found their leader in underclassman Jasmine Pepper, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmine Torres, who scored four points.
Mesa Grande Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Lucerne Valley, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4.
