Las Vegas's tournament run continued when they took on Alta on Thursday. The Las Vegas Wildcats took a 65-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Alta Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 65th in Nevada, while the Hawks are ranked 16th in Utah).
| 12/19/24 vs Alta | 2 |
| 12/10/24 @ Coronado | 1 |
| 12/05/24 vs Sunrise Mountain | 1 |
| 01/29/24 vs Bishop Gorman | 1 |
| 01/16/24 vs Centennial | 1 |
Despite the loss, Las Vegas still got an impressive performance from Tayshaun Jackson, who posted 30 points. The dominant performance also gave Jackson a new career-high in blocks (two). Tre Smith was another key player, putting up four points.
Las Vegas has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Alta, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Las Vegas and Weston Ranch will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Las Vegas knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Weston Ranch likes a good challenge. As for Alta, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Crossroads at 9:00 p.m. on Friday. Alta knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Crossroads likes a good challenge.
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