Basketball Recap: Trinity Blackburn's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Tonopah over Round Mountain

Tonopah lost against Round Mountain back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Tonopah Muckers took a hard 45-26 fall against the Round Mountain Knights.

Several Muckers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Trinity Blackburn, who posted eight points. The dominant performance also gave Blackburn a new career-high in assists (two). Tiffany Snyder also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.

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Even though they lost, Tonopah smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive matchups.

Round Mountain's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ava Faga, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. Layla Faga was another key player, putting up ten points in addition to seven boards and three steals.

Tonopah's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Round Mountain, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-7.

Tonopah didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 42-31 victory against Beatty on the 18th. Round Mountain has also already played their next contest (against Pahrump Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.