Basketball Recap: Jakhai Jones' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Las Vegas over Spring Valley

Las Vegas easily dispatched Sports Leadership & Management last Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Las Vegas Wildcats fell just short of the Spring Valley Grizzlies by a score of 50-48 on Wednesday. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Grizzlies apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.

Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jakhai Jones, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in boards. Tayshaun Jackson was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 15 points and nine boards.

Even though they lost, Las Vegas smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive games.

Las Vegas' defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Spring Valley, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 10-5.

Las Vegas will challenge Mojave at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Mojave's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Spring Valley, they will square off against Desert Pines at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Desert Pines knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten matchups -- so hopefully Spring Valley likes a good challenge.