Knights
| 01/10/25 vs Beatty | 47 |
| 12/05/24 @ Jackpot | 44 |
| 12/21/24 vs Mineral County | 43 |
| 01/25/25 @ Beatty | 32 |
| 12/20/24 vs Carlin | 25 |
After only 25 points in their last match, Round Mountain made sure to put some points up on the board against Tonopah on Tuesday. The Round Mountain Knights put the hurt on the Tonopah Muckers with a sharp 61-38 victory. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
Leading Round Mountain to victory were Layla Faga and Ava Faga. Layla dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 boards, while Ava dropped a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds. Layla is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 13 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Laycii Thibodeaux, who posted 15 points.
Tonopah's loss came despite strong showings from Alyssa Mauer and Trinity Blackburn. Mauer went 6 for 15 on her way to 18 points and seven rebounds, while Blackburn almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 15 boards. The dominant performance gave Mauer a new career-high in points.
Round Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.6 points. As for Tonopah, they dropped their record down to 9-11 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Round Mountain will be playing in front of their home fans against Indian Springs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Indian Springs' defense has only allowed 24.2 points per game this season, so Round Mountain's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Tonopah, they will head out to face off against Beatty at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Tonopah is facing Beatty at the right time seeing as Beatty is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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