Valley and Pinon are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Valley Pirates will be playing at home against the Pinon Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.5 points per game this season.
Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a hard 78-59 fall against St. Michael on Monday. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Valley might have lost, but man, Eric Slim was a machine: he went 8 for 12 en route to 24 points plus six rebounds and four steals. That was a full 40.7% of Valley's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Ethan Yazzie was another key player, posting ten points plus five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pinon, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They secured a 52-48 W over Hopi on Monday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Eagles as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Pinon's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Valley might still be hurting after the 74-51 defeat they got from Pinon in their previous matchup back in January. Will Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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