After flying high against the Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate on Saturday, the Silverado Skyhawks came back down to earth. Silverado fell 37-30 to Mojave on Saturday. Silverado was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mojave apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February.
Despite the loss, Silverado still got an impressive performance from Timia Thomas, who dropped a triple-double on 12 points, 13 rebounds, and 15 steals. Thomas scored a full 40% of Silverado's points, the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aerial Canilas, who scored 10 points along with 4 steals.
Silverado's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Mojave, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Silverado will take on Spring Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Mojave, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Chaparral at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
