The Moon Valley Rockets are taking a road trip to square off against the Goldwater Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Goldwater took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Moon Valley, who comes in off a win.
Moon Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They strolled past Shadow Mountain with points to spare, taking the game 46-27. The win continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Matadors: they've now won three in a row.
Aniston Pattershall
| 12/28/24 vs Metro Tech | 10 |
| 02/06/25 vs Shadow Mountain | 6 |
| 01/23/25 vs Goldwater | 6 |
| 12/26/24 vs Queen Creek | 6 |
| 01/21/25 @ Shadow Mountain | 5 |
| + 11 more games |
Moon Valley found their leader in freshman Aniston Pattershall, who posted 17 points and six steals. Pattershall is becoming a predictor of Moon Valley's success: when she posts at least five steals the team is 5-2 (and 5-9 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jayde Hooey, who scored seven points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 84-21, which was the final score in Goldwater's tilt against Paradise Honors on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Panthers are ranked 54th).
Goldwater dropped their record down to 1-16 with the defeat, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Moon Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 10-11.
Moon Valley strolled past Goldwater in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 45-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moon Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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