Desert Pines lost against Shadow Ridge back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Desert Pines Jaguars were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 68-67 to the Shadow Ridge Mustangs. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/23/25 vs Shadow Ridge | 28 |
| 01/11/25 vs Mojave | 27 |
| 12/18/24 vs Jordan | 27 |
| 12/02/24 @ Cheyenne | 21 |
| 12/21/24 vs Salem Academy | 19 |
Despite the loss, Desert Pines still got an impressive performance from Taveah Oliver, who went 11 for 19 en route to 28 points. The dominant performance gave Oliver a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashanti Stewart, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 rebounds and nine assists.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shadow Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaslyn Jefferson, who posted 17 points. The matchup was Jefferson's third in a row with at least ten points. Ava Williams was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Desert Pines' loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Shadow Ridge, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-5.
Desert Pines will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop Gorman at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Shadow Ridge, they will head out on the road to square off against Coronado at 6:30 p.m. on January 31st.
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