Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Boulder City is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate will welcome the Boulder City Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon beats Boulder City with 90 points on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 90-61 victory over Del Sol.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was M.J. Tucker out in front who posted 21 points. Shane Stock was another key player, putting up 19 points.
Meanwhile, everything went Boulder City's way against Pahrump Valley on Monday as Boulder City made off with a 64-41 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Trojans are ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Boulder City's win came from a few key players Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Sean Pendleton, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Wright, who had 12 points and four steals.
Boulder City was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points per game. As for Boulder City, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon came up short against Boulder City in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 67-57. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wright, who went 10 of 18 on his way to 31 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Now that Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
