The Elko Indians will be taking part in a tournament against the Pine View Panthers at 5:15 p.m. on Monday.
Elko saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell 64-52 to Syracuse. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Pine View waltzed into their game last Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 56-49. The score was all tied up 29-29 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Pine View's win came from a few key players Elko will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Lucas Papa, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Jelani Odjegba, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds.
Pine View was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Snow Canyon only racked up 11 assists.
Elko's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Pine View, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Elko and Pine View were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but Elko came up empty-handed after a 57-56 defeat. Thankfully for Elko, Nash Schroeder (who posted 20 points and six rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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