The Virgin Valley Bulldogs came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 47-30 win over Mater Academy East Las Vegas. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Virgin Valley also won the last time the pair played back in January.
Audrey Fiso had a dynamite game for Virgin Valley, scoring 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals. It was the first time this season that Fiso scored 15 or more points. Mady Wright was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas' loss came despite strong showings from Brookelynn Thomas and Victoria Rubio-White. Thomas dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds, while Rubio-White scored ten points. Thomas is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Virgin Valley posted 15 assists.
Virgin Valley is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Virgin Valley will head out on the road to challenge Moapa Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Moapa Valley is on a three-game streak of home wins, Virgin Valley a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Mater Academy East Las Vegas will take on Cristo Rey St. Viator at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Mater Academy East Las Vegas is facing Cristo Rey St. Viator at the right time seeing as Cristo Rey St. Viator is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
