Basketball Recap: Needles Picks Up 30th Consecutive Victory

Mustangs

Previous Games

02/08/25 vs GV Christian	83-38
02/07/25 vs Lake Mead Christian Academy	92-37
02/04/25 vs Laughlin	85-38
02/01/25 vs Founders Classical Academy	73-32
01/31/25 @ Awaken Christian	61-42
+ 25 more games

Needles put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the GV Christian Guardians 83-38. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 21 contests by 22 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Darrell Russell, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 14 boards. He has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last four times he's played. Luke Mills was another key player, going 5-for-10 to rack up 15 points and five assists.

Needles was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as GV Christian only racked up nine assists.

When it comes to explaining why GV Christian lost, don't look at Nick Madsen. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Wake Rolwing, who posted ten points.

Needles' win was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 28-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.2 points. As for GV Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-16.

Needles has already played their next match, a 66-59 victory against GV Christian on the 14th. As for GV Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 49-27 win against Founders Classical Academy on the 13th.