Silver Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They strolled past the Riverside Prep Silver Knights with points to spare, taking the game 79-62. The Trojans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Silver Knights, too.
12/17/24 vs Riverside Prep | 21 |
12/13/24 vs University Prep | 20 |
12/12/24 vs Desert | 19 |
12/10/24 @ Big Bear | 31 |
Silver Valley was led to victory by Jasean Phillips and Javion Taylor. Phillips went 8 of 16 on his way to 21 points along with five boards and three steals, while Taylor dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. Phillips' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Judah Caldwell, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Silver Valley's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points per game. As for Riverside Prep, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-6.
Silver Valley will take on Apple Valley in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Silver Valley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last five games. Riverside Prep and Hesperia Christian will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Riverside Prep's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
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