The Green Valley Gators entered their tilt with the Basic Wolves with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Green Valley came out on top against the Wolves by a score of 54-41 on Thursday. That's another feather in the cap for Green Valley, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Brock Barney was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 18 rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down 11 or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Da?quan Brown, who scored 14 points.
Defeat or not, Basic got some senior leadership from Alvonte' Nelson and Christian Baltierrez. Nelson scored 16 points along with two steals, while Baltierrez. scored ten points along with two steals. Nelson hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Edwin Armentero, who scored four points.
Basic struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Green Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Basic, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Green Valley will face off against the Bengals at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Basic, they will head out on the road to face off against the Miners at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Sunrise Mountain has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 716 points over their last 11 matchups.
