The Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their sixth straight loss. The New Year welcomed they with a 62-35 whooping from Coachella Valley. Desert Hot Springs was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-8.
Franky Aguirre continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Coachella Valley, scoring 29 points. Those 29 points set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Israel Garcia, who scored 14 points.
Desert Hot Springs' loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Coachella Valley, they pushed their record up to 4-14 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Desert Hot Springs will take on Indio at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Indio presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Desert Hot Springs in California (Indio is ranked 434th, while Desert Hot Springs is ranked 1222nd). As for Coachella Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Banning at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
