Basketball Recap: Boulder City Skates Past Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon with Ease

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Boulder City on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate out of the water with a 49-22 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 26 point advantage.

Boulder City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Makenzie Martorano led the charge by putting up 11 points along with eight boards and three steals. Martorano has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 12 times she's played. Kyra Stevens was another key player, earning 12 points and eight boards.

Boulder City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points per game. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-13.

It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Boulder City Eagles face off against the Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, they will square off against The Meadows School at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.