After flying high against Indio last Thursday, Twentynine Palms came back down to earth. The Twentynine Palms Wildcats fell to the Palm Desert Aztecs 54-48. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Aztecs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2018.
Palm Desert's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Katelyn Gallagher, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 17 points and eight assists. Gallagher has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 41 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Naomi Plunkett, who made all 5 shots she took for 13 points.
Twentynine Palms' defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-4. As for Palm Desert, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Twentynine Palms has already played their next contest (against Yucca Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Palm Desert didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 51-30 victory against Palm Springs on the 3rd.
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