Needles is on a 19-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while GV Christian is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The two teams will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Needles knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 27 matchups -- so hopefully GV Christian likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Needles was fully in charge, breezing past Lake Mead Christian Academy 92-37. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 20 contests by 22 points or more this season.
Darrell Russell
| 02/07/25 vs Lake Mead Christian Academy | 28 |
| 02/01/25 vs Founders Classical Academy | 18 |
| 01/31/25 @ Awaken Christian | 20 |
Needles relied on the efforts of Darrell Russell, who went 12 for 17 on his way to 28 points in addition to seven assists and four steals, and Luke Mills, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 assists. Russell's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Goulet, who went 5 of 6 to rack up 14 points.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Needles was working as a unit and finished the game with 31 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask GV Christian). They blew past Laughlin 82-51 on Friday. The Guardians haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Needles' victory bumped their record up to 27-0. As for GV Christian, their win bumped their record up to 10-15.
Everything came up roses for Needles against GV Christian in their previous meeting last Tuesday, as the team secured an 87-58 victory. Will Needles repeat their success, or does GV Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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