Basketball Recap: Desert Oasis Skates Past Silverado with Ease

Diamondbacks

Margin (Wins)

01/23/25 vs Clark	55
01/24/25 vs Silverado	46
12/27/24 vs Mojave	37
01/07/25 @ Arbor View	36
01/14/25 @ Pahrump Valley	36

Desert Oasis won the last time they faced Silverado and things went their way on Friday too. The Desert Oasis Diamondbacks breezed by the Silverado Skyhawks to the tune of 64-18. The Diamondbacks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.

Desert Oasis found their leader in sophomore Alyssa Atkins-Dowd, who went 6 for 9 on her way to 12 points and seven steals. Mia Baskerville was another key player, putting up 11 points and three steals.

Desert Oasis is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Silverado, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.

Desert Oasis has already played their next match (against Las Vegas), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Silverado will venture away from home to face off against Sierra Vista at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.