Aztecs
| 01/10/25 @ Calipatria | 87 |
| 12/26/24 @ San Gorgonio | 84 |
| 12/11/24 vs Yucca Valley | 77 |
| 12/27/24 @ Carter | 71 |
| 01/08/25 @ Rancho Mirage | 70 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palm Desert). They breezed by the Calipatria Hornets to the tune of 87-52 on Friday. The Aztecs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 21 points or more this season.
Leading Palm Desert to victory were Paul Dreisbach and Jecorey Jones. Dreisbach went 7 for 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 28 points and three steals, while Jones almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards. Dreisbach has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of David Wilcox, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 10 points and five rebounds.
Palm Desert smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Palm Desert pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.1 points per game. As for Calipatria, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-7.
Coincidentally, Palm Desert and Calipatria will both be playing Calexico the next time they take the court. Palm Desert will head out to face Calexico at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Calipatria will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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