Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 12 more assists than your opponent, a fact the Pahrump Valley Trojans proved on Friday. They breezed by White Pine on the road to the tune of 50-17. With Pahrump Valley ahead 32-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Leading Pahrump Valley to victory were Kailani Martinez and Paris Coleman. Martinez scored 13 points along with 7 steals, while Coleman scored 13 points along with 7 steals. Another player making a difference was Avery Moore, who scored 2 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 steals.
Despite the loss, White Pine saw an underclassman step up: Brenley Skadburg scored 7 points.
Pahrump Valley's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for White Pine, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Pahrump Valley will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Needles at 6:00 p.m. on December 1st. Needles will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in their respective state's rankings (they are ranked 26th in California, while Pahrump Valley is ranked third in Nevada). As for White Pine, they will square off against Moapa Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Moapa Valley will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.