Basketball Recap: Reno Drops Highest Score of Season Against Damonte Ranch

Huskies

Team Score

01/28/25 @ Damonte Ranch	66
01/24/25 vs Reed	65
12/28/24 vs Fernley	64
01/20/25 vs Douglas	54
01/22/25 @ Carson	62

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Reno). They enjoyed a cozy 66-50 win over the Damonte Ranch Mustangs on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Huskies sure are getting used to it with their ninth in a row.

Reno's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Violet Gordon led the charge by going 9 of 11 on her way to 21 points and eight rebounds. Gordon's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brookesly Wilson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards.

Reno was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Damonte Ranch only racked up nine assists.

Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jazmine Monges, who posted 15 points in addition to five assists and five steals. The dominant performance gave Monges a new career-high in points. Mya Ghisletta was another key player, putting up 17 points and six rebounds.

Reno pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 32.9% in those games and 24.1% outside of them. As for Damonte Ranch, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which is still a better percentage than their 4-17 record this season.

Reno will host Bishop Manogue at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Reno has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Damonte Ranch, they are taking a road trip to challenge McQueen at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Damonte Ranch is facing McQueen at the right time seeing as McQueen is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.