After flying high against Yucca Valley last Thursday, Twentynine Palms came back down to earth. The Twentynine Palms Wildcats were beaten by the Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs 81-47 on Tuesday. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 52-24.
It was another big night for Franky Aguirre, who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine boards for Coachella Valley. With that strong performance, Aguirre is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Israel Garcia, who posted 19 points and four steals.
Twentynine Palms' loss dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Coachella Valley, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-6.
Twentynine Palms will be playing in front of their home fans against Indio at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Coachella Valley, they are taking a road trip to challenge Yucca Valley at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Coachella Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.9 points per game this season.
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