The Moon Valley Rockets will venture away from home to face off against the Shadow Mountain Matadors at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Wednesday, Moon Valley had to suffer through a 52-22 loss at the hands of Greenway. The Rockets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Moon Valley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Aniston Pattershall, who posted five points and five steals, and Jayde Hooey, who earned six points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Shadow Mountain can bid farewell to their 15-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Wednesday. They escaped with a win against Goldwater by the margin of a single free throw, 21-20.
Shadow Mountain found their leader in sophomore Tess Newport, who scored eight points and eight boards.
Shadow Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Shadow Mountain's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-10. As for Moon Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Everything went Moon Valley's way against Shadow Mountain in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as Moon Valley made off with a 42-21 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moon Valley 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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