The Tonopah Muckers will take on the Liberty Baptist Academy Knights in a tournament on Friday. Tonopah's defense has only allowed 28.4 points per game this season, so Liberty Baptist Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Tonopah is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Jackpot just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 35-33.
| 12/07/24 vs Jackpot | 20 |
| 12/06/24 vs Lund | 17 |
| 12/06/24 vs Owyhee | 19 |
| 12/05/24 @ Carlin | 15 |
Despite the defeat, Tonopah saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Landen Blackburn almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. Blackburn's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Villa, who posted four points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Liberty Baptist Academy put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Mountain View Christian to the tune of 65-28. With the Knights ahead 51-18 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Liberty Baptist Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Tonopah, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Tonopah strolled past Liberty Baptist Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2017 by a score of 55-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tonopah since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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