The Indio Rajahs will take on the Palm Springs Indians in a holiday battle at at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Indio is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Indio was beaten by Palm Desert 50-9. The contest marked the Rajahs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
While Palm Springs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Desert Hot Springs 58-20 on Thursday. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Palm Springs' win came from a few key players Indio will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Shayla Bates, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. She has been hot for a while, having posted nine or more boards the last 14 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Miley Flores, who posted ten points along with eight assists and five boards.
Palm Springs is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Indio, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Indio suffered a grim 49-23 defeat to Palm Springs in their previous matchup back in November. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Indio was down 28-6.
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