Paradise Honors has gone 5-0 against Moon Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Paradise Honors Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Moon Valley Rockets at 5:30 p.m. Paradise Honors knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Moon Valley likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, Paradise Honors was fully in charge, breezing past Shadow Mountain 58-9. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matches by 23 points or more this season.
| 01/28/25 @ Shadow Mountain | 13 |
| 01/23/25 vs Greenway | 8 |
| 01/21/25 @ Goldwater | 8 |
| 01/15/25 @ Thunderbird | 7 |
| 01/13/25 vs Moon Valley | 13 |
Morgan Van Dyke continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 13 steals. Van Dyke is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Genesis Kanae was another key player, going 5 of 8 on her way to 11 points along with seven rebounds and seven steals.
Paradise Honors smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Moon Valley was beaten by Thunderbird 55-22 on Tuesday. The Rockets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Paradise Honors will need focus on slowing down Aniston Pattershall, one of several Moon Valley players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 12 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamariana Shaw, who put up six points and five steals.
Paradise Honors pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 17.4 points per game. As for Moon Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Paradise Honors hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 62.4 points per game. It's a different story for Moon Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 36.2 points. The only thing between Paradise Honors and another offensive beatdown is Moon Valley. Will they be able to keep them contained?
Everything came up roses for Paradise Honors against Moon Valley in their previous matchup on January 13th, as the squad secured a 78-16 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Paradise Honors since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
