The Yucca Valley Lady Trojan varsity basketball team took control of first place in the Desert Valley League scoring a 69-36 home victory over the third place 29 Palms Wildcats on Wednesday night in the annual Battle of the Ball contest. With the win the Yucca girls took a 5-1 overall series lead in the 6th annual Morongo Basin Rotary Clubs sponsored game.
Senior Cadence Tarrant playing her last game versus the desert rival scored a game high 27 points while pulling down 10 rebounds. Junior CeCe Gilmore put together a great all around game scoring 11 points, grabbing 14 rebounds and nabbing 8 steals. Freshman Kamea Medina continues to improve, scoring 8 points off the bench while junior Tayla Monroy kicked in 7 points. Junior Tori Simpson and sophomore Teagan Moon each added 6 points while sophomore Lyrics Thompson and freshman Nahveah Baclig both chipped in 2 points.
The win upped the girls league record to 9-0 in league action and 18-4 overall with a road game at Coachella Valley HS on Friday next on the schedule. Tip off is set for 5:30pm
The final score was 69-36, with the Trojans coming out ahead in the home victory. The Trojans are now 9-0 in league, and the Ladycats are 6-3.
