Tonopah Valley needed a changed in momentum after dropping ten straight games and they got it from Xavier Valentine. The Tonopah Valley Phoenix strolled past the Odyssey Institute Minotaur with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 72-55 thanks in part to Valentine, who posted 28 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Tonopah Valley's points.
| 01/10/25 vs Odyssey Institute | 9 |
| 12/19/23 vs Salome | 7 |
| 01/04/24 vs Odyssey Institute | 7 |
| 12/10/24 vs Florence | 6 |
| 12/16/23 @ Phoenix Country Day | 6 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Konner Bruner, who put up nine points. That's the most points he has posted since back in January of 2024.
Tonopah Valley's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-10. As for Odyssey Institute, their loss was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-12.
Tonopah Valley has already played their next match, a 73-49 win against Maryvale Prep on the 11th. As for Odyssey Institute, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 78-17 defeat against Yuma Catholic on the 14th.
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