Basketball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Mojave

Mojave won the last time they faced Las Vegas and things went their way on Saturday too. The Mojave Rattlers came out on top against the Las Vegas Wildcats by a score of 73-61. Given the Rattlers' advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Wildcats are ranked 41st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Mojave had a senior duo take command as C.J. Shaw went 10 for 19 en route to 24 points and five steals and Zacarrion Jackson dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. What's more, Jackson also racked up eight assists, the most he's had since back in December of 2023. Ricky Bunch Jr was another key player, putting up ten points.

Mojave was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Las Vegas only racked up 11 assists.

When it comes to explaining why Las Vegas lost, don't look at Tayshaun Jackson. Despite the final result, he went 10 of 21 on his way to 26 points along with six boards and five assists. The match was Jackson's third in a row with at least ten points. Amari Hinds also deserves some recognition as he posted his first blocks of the season.

The victory was the third in a row for Mojave, bringing their record for this year to 11-5. As for Las Vegas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-11.

Mojave has already played their next game (against Coronado), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Las Vegas has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Silverado.