Basketball Game Preview: Sierra Vista Dons vs. Nogales Nobles

By Team Reports Jan 29, 2025, 1:54am

Basketball Preview: Sierra Vista Dons vs. Nogales Nobles

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Sierra Vista is 9-1 against Nogales since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Sierra Vista Dons will square off against the Nogales Nobles at 4:45 p.m. Sierra Vista is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.

On Tuesday, everything came up roses for Sierra Vista against Azusa as the team secured a 64-20 win. The Dons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Priscilla Dealtan

Points (Career)

01/28/25 vs Azusa16
01/10/25 @ Azusa11
11/20/24 vs Fullerton10
11/21/24 vs West Covina10
01/16/25 vs Baldwin Park10

Sierra Vista's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Priscilla Dealtan, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine steals. The dominant performance gave Dealtan a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Katelyn Haro, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 boards.

Meanwhile, Nogales was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 44-39 to Duarte.

Sierra Vista's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points per game. As for Nogales, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.

Everything went Sierra Vista's way against Nogales in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Sierra Vista made off with a 54-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sierra Vista since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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