Desert Chapel's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They took down the Palm Valley FIREBIRDS 41-23. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 59-44 win the FIREBIRDS walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Desert Chapel to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jayvon Garcia, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds. Garcia has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Felix Ochoa, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds.
Palm Valley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Matteo Lam, who posted 15 points and four steals, and Alex Ratner, who put up four points and 12 boards.
Eagles
| 12/05/24 vs Palm Valley | 41-23 |
| 11/21/24 vs Joshua Springs Christian | 77-9 |
| 11/19/24 vs Weaver | 78-3 |
Desert Chapel pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Palm Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-1.
Coincidentally, Desert Chapel and Palm Valley will both be playing Desert Mirage the next time they take the court. Palm Valley will head out to face Desert Mirage at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, while Desert Chapel will head out to face them at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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