Even though the River Valley Dust Devils scored an imposing 62 points on Thursday, the American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians still came out on top. American Leadership Academy - West Foothills put the hurt on the Dust Devils with a sharp 85-62 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for American Leadership Academy - West Foothills.
American Leadership Academy - West Foothills found their leader in underclassman Iziic Morales, who scored 20 points along with five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Morales has scored all season. Matthias Brown was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds.
Despite the loss, River Valley had strong showings from Nash Hanrahan, who went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points and 4 assists, and Gabriel Short, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Another player making a difference was Nysaiah Vargas, who scored 11 points.
American Leadership Academy - West Foothills' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11. As for River Valley, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-11.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. American Leadership Academy - West Foothills and the Broncs will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. As for River Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kingman is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
