Riverside Prep has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Palm Desert Aztecs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 21 to 13 on the offensive boards, a fact Riverside Prep proved on Saturday. They walked away with a 65-53 victory over Academy for Academic Excellence.
Riverside Prep's success was spearheaded by the efforts of James Macey, who scored 12 points along with 8 rebounds and 7 steals, and Raoul Churchill, who scored 23 points along with 7 rebounds and 4 steals. The contest was Macey's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Keion Jordan, who scored 7 points along with 5 steals.
Meanwhile, Palm Desert entered their tilt with Calexico with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Palm Desert came out on top against Calexico by a score of 58-47 on Friday. Given Palm Desert's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while Calexico is ranked 497th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Coby Christensen , who scored 29 points. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Palm Desert's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamrynn Nathan, who scored 10 points.
Riverside Prep has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-7 record this season. As for Palm Desert, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Riverside Prep hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 52.1 points per game. It's a different story for Palm Desert, though, as they've been averaging only 61.5 per game. The only thing between Riverside Prep and another offensive beatdown is Palm Desert. Will they be able to keep them contained? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
