Having just played yesterday, the Round Valley Elks will head out on the road to face off against the Monument Valley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Round Valley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Monday, Round Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Morenci and fell 54-51. The Elks haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Monument Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 61-54 to Chinle.
Round Valley will have to keep a close watch on Ralph Gray III and Latrell Begay, a pair of players who had a big impact on Monument Valley's prior game. Gray III almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards, while Begay went 7 of 16 on his way to 20 points. Those 16 points gave Gray III a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Tsosie, who posted ten points.
Even though they lost, Monument Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Round Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Monument Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Round Valley was taken down by Monument Valley 72-45 in their previous meeting back in January of 2022. Can Round Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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