Palm Springs is 0-10 against La Quinta since February of 2020 but things could change on Monday. The Palm Springs Indians are taking a road trip to square off against the La Quinta Blackhawks at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-29, which was the final score in Palm Springs' tilt against Shadow Hills on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 699th, while the Knights are ranked 88th).
| 01/24/25 vs Shadow Hills | 2 |
| 01/22/25 vs Rancho Mirage | 2 |
| 01/15/25 @ Palm Desert | 2 |
| 01/13/25 vs Xavier Prep | 4 |
| 01/08/25 vs La Quinta | 2 |
Despite the loss, Palm Springs saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Shayla Bates dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. Bates has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Aja Walker was another key player, putting up five points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, La Quinta had to suffer through a 55-28 loss at the hands of Palm Desert. The Blackhawks haven't had much luck with the Aztecs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Palm Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for La Quinta, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Palm Springs came up short against La Quinta in their previous meeting on January 8th, falling 32-27. Can Palm Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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