Piedra Vista's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Everything went their way against the Alamogordo Tigers as the Piedra Vista Panthers made off with a 62-41 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Tigers are ranked 97th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Piedra Vista was led to victory by Tyra Holyan and Jaime Pierce. Holyan went 9 of 15 on her way to 24 points and eight boards, while Pierce posted 16 points along with four blocks and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Holyan has scored at least a third of Piedra Vista's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kira Westbrook, who put up seven points.
Piedra Vista now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Alamogordo, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Piedra Vista and Las Cruces will face off at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Las Cruces is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season. As for Alamogordo, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Deming at 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025.
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