Basketball Game Preview: Tohatchi Cougars vs. West Las Vegas Dons

By Team Reports Mar 6, 2024, 2:18am

Preview: Tohatchi Cougars vs. West Las Vegas Dons

The Tohatchi Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Las Vegas Dons at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Tohatchi's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while West Las Vegas has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.

Tohatchi struggled with offensive rebounds on Friday (Navajo Prep had 17 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Tohatchi fell 60-50 to Navajo Prep.

Tohatchi's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Josh Dawes, who scored 19 points along with five assists and five rebounds, and Talan Long who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was DeAndre Rios, who scored six points along with two steals.

Meanwhile, West Las Vegas pushed their score all the way to 57 last Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 63-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Santa Fe Prep.

Tohatchi's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-9. As for West Las Vegas, their loss dropped their record down to 14-13.

Tohatchi came up short against West Las Vegas in their previous matchup back in March of 2020, falling 70-62. Thankfully for Tohatchi, D.J. Byron (who scored 25 points along with two steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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