After losing to Silver Valley the last time they met, Barstow decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Barstow Aztecs walked away with a 56-46 victory over the Silver Valley Trojans on Thursday. While the Aztecs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Leading Barstow to victory were Jayden Childs and Joseph Ruesga. Childs dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards, while Ruesga posted 15 points and five steals. Childs has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Drelyn Brown, who had seven points and five rebounds.
Barstow was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Silver Valley only racked up seven assists.
Silver Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Jasean Phillips and Javion Taylor. Phillips went 7 of 16 on his way to 21 points, while Taylor dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds.
Aztecs
| 12/05/24 vs Silver Valley | 56-46 |
| 12/03/24 @ University Prep | 71-26 |
| 11/30/24 vs Western Christian | 46-42 |
| 11/29/24 vs Pacific | 71-25 |
The win was the fourth in a row for Barstow, bringing their record for this year to 7-3. As for Silver Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Barstow didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 84-23 victory against Lucerne Valley on the 9th. As for Silver Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 53-31 win against Academy for Academic Excellence on the 6th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
