Moon Valley was the 74-64 winner over Fairfax when they last played one another back in December of 2018, but their luck changed this time around. The Moon Valley Rockets fell just short of the Fairfax Stampede by a score of 54-52 on Monday.
| 12/23/24 vs Fairfax | 7 |
| 11/22/24 vs Mohave | 6 |
| 01/25/24 @ Yuma | 5 |
| 12/18/24 @ Desert Sunrise | 5 |
| 12/12/24 vs Walden Grove | 4 |
Moon Valley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Tae Carlisle, who went 8 of 12 en route to 20 points along with six boards and three steals, and Jordan Sepulveda, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 12 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Sepulveda a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Maurice Brown, who posted 12 points and five assists.
Even though they lost, Moon Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Michael Holdbrook had a dynamite game for Fairfax, putting up 27 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayvon Foster, who put up 11 points.
Moon Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Fairfax, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-9 record this season.
Moon Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 50-41 defeat against Flagstaff on the 26th. Fairfax and La Joya Community will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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