Las Vegas lost against Mojave back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Las Vegas Wildcats fell 73-61 to the Mojave Rattlers. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Rattlers are ranked fourth).
| 01/11/25 vs Mojave | 26 |
| 01/08/25 @ Spring Valley | 15 |
| 01/06/25 vs Sports Leadership & Management | 19 |
When it comes to explaining why Las Vegas lost, don't look at Tayshaun Jackson. Despite the final result, he went 10 of 21 en route to 26 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The match was Jackson's third in a row with at least ten points. Amari Hinds also deserves some recognition as he posted his first blocks of the season.
Mojave had a senior duo take command as C.J. Shaw went 10 for 19 on his way to 24 points and five steals and Zacarrion Jackson dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. Shaw has been hot for a while, having posted 17 or more points the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ricky Bunch Jr, who posted ten points.
Las Vegas has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points per game. As for Mojave, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-5.
Las Vegas has already played their next game (against Silverado), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mojave has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Coronado.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
