Pahrump Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were beaten by the Legacy Longhorns 81-36. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Longhorns are ranked 15th).
| 01/18/25 vs Legacy | 14 |
| 01/10/25 vs Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon | 12 |
| 12/09/24 vs Pinecrest Academy Cadence | 11 |
| 01/13/25 vs Boulder City | 10 |
| 12/27/24 vs Needles | 8 |
Lucas Gavenda and Keir Sheppard certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Gavenda went 6 for 11 on his way to 14 points and five boards, while Sheppard posted 13 points. The dominant performance gave Gavenda a new career-high in points.
Pahrump Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Legacy, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
Pahrump Valley will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas at 6:30 p.m. Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season. As for Legacy, they will head out on the road to take on Cimarron-Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Cimarron-Memorial's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine contests.
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