Basketball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Desert

Scorpions

Previous 3 Games

12/20/24 vs California City	63-54
12/17/24 @ Boron	67-26
12/13/24 vs Frazier Mountain	62-23

Desert entered their tilt with California City on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the California City Ravens by a score of 63-54. This was a revenge game for the Scorpions: when they faced off against the Ravens two weeks ago, they had to take a 66-34 defeat.

Several Ravens players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cassius 'Hollywood' Brown, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 12 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. What's more, Brown also racked up two blocks, the most he's had since back in February. DeShawn 'Pocket Magic' Elizalde was another key player, going 5 for 9 on his way to 13 points.

Desert pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for California City, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-4.

Desert didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 52-46 defeat against Nordhoff on the 21st. As for California City, it'll be Battle of the Birds when the California City Ravens take on the Templeton Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. California City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.8 points per game this season.