Basketball Recap: Trinity French's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Pahrump Valley over the Meadows School

After soaring to 59 points the game before, Pahrump Valley was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They took a 26-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of The Meadows School Mustangs. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 57-33 back in January.

Pahrump Valley's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Trinity French, who posted two points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. That's the most steals French has posted since back in December of 2024.

Even though they lost, Pahrump Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead The Meadows School to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ej Nwapa, who had eight points along with seven boards and three steals. Nwapa has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Carambas, who scored ten points.

Pahrump Valley's loss dropped their record down to 11-14. As for The Meadows School, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-6.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pahrump Valley will square off against Sports Leadership & Management at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Meadows School has already played their next game (against Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.