Basketball Recap: Tonopah Extends Winning Streak to Two

Owyhee came into Friday's matchup looking for another win against Tonopah, but Landen Blackburn wouldn't allow it. The Tonopah Muckers put the hurt on the Owyhee Braves with a sharp 54-29 win on Friday thanks in part to Blackburn, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Tonopah's points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Adelaido Salgado, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 10 points and four steals. Salgado is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season.

The victory made it two in a row for Tonopah and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for Owyhee, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Tonopah didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 33-26 win against Lund on the 6th. As for Owyhee, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 42-30 defeat against Pahranagat Valley on the 7th.