Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palm Valley). They claimed a resounding 78-9 win over the Weaver Monarchs. The FIREBIRDS have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 25 points or more this season.
01/21/25 vs Weaver | 10 |
01/14/25 @ Noli Indian | 3 |
01/09/25 vs Desert Chapel | 7 |
01/07/25 vs Joshua Springs Christian | 6 |
12/12/24 @ West Shores | 5 |
Palm Valley's win on Tuesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Matteo Lam, who dropped a triple-double on 22 points, ten assists, and ten steals. Lam has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 20 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Ratner, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Lam wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Palm Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 34 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Palm Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.7 points per game. As for Weaver, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Palm Valley has already played their next match (against Desert Chapel), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Weaver will welcome Noli Indian at 3:30 p.m. on January 28th.
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