Basketball Recap: Boulder City Piles Up the Points Against Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon

A well-balanced attack led Boulder City over Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Boulder City Eagles blew the Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate out of the water with a 75-32 final score. With the Eagles ahead 39-18 at the half, the match was all but over already.

Leading Boulder City to victory were Luke Wright and Sean Pendleton. Wright went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points and eight assists, while Pendleton went 7 of 14 on his way to 17 points along with seven assists and four steals. Wright continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Aiden Birch was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Eagles

Assists

12/05/23 vs Sports Leadership & Management	27
01/16/25 @ Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon	24
12/30/24 @ Orange	23
02/12/24 vs Virgin Valley	22
12/27/23 @ Orange	21

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Boulder City was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.

Boulder City is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-7.

Boulder City won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Chaparral at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Boulder City will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, they will also get right back to it: they'll take on Pinecrest Academy Cadence at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.