Tonopah hasn't had much luck against Round Mountain recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Tonopah Muckers will head out on the road to challenge the Round Mountain Knights at 4:00 p.m. Tonopah's defense has only allowed 28.3 points per game this season, so Round Mountain's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Monday, Tonopah was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 28-27 to Indian Springs. The Muckers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/27/25 vs Indian Springs | 3 |
| 01/24/25 @ Indian Springs | 3 |
| 01/18/25 vs Beatty | 3 |
| 01/17/25 vs Round Mountain | 2 |
| 01/08/25 vs Lund | 3 |
Tonopah's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Riley Stringer, who posted four points and five boards, and Trinity Blackburn, who scored nine points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. Blackburn is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 13 games she's played.
Even though they lost, Tonopah smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 19 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Round Mountain's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell to Pahranagat Valley 30-25.
Tonopah now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Round Mountain, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-8.
Tonopah ended up a good deal behind Round Mountain in their previous meeting back in January, losing 45-26. Can Tonopah avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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