The Moapa Valley Pirates on the road again on Thursday and play against the Cristo Rey St. Viator Royals at 6:30 p.m. on January 25th. Moapa Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Cristo Rey St. Viator will be coming in after a defeat.
Moapa Valley stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They really took it to Mater Academy East Las Vegas for the full four quarters, racking up a 68-41 victory on the road. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Moapa Valley has posted since December 21, 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Moapa Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Claire Cox, who scored 18 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. Cox hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Haylie Western, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Cristo Rey St. Viator's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their fourth straight loss. They took a serious blow against Pinecrest Academy Cadence, falling 37-9. Cristo Rey St. Viator has struggled against Pinecrest Academy Cadence recently, as their contest on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Moapa Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Cristo Rey St. Viator, they bumped their record down to 2-10 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Moapa Valley against Cristo Rey St. Viator in their previous matchup on January 8th as the team secured a 66-8 win. With Moapa Valley ahead 46-2 at the half, the match was all but over already.
