Las Vegas was the 64-58 winner over Desert Pines when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Las Vegas Wildcats fell 72-59 to the Desert Pines Jaguars on Tuesday. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Las Vegas lost, don't look at Tayshaun Jackson. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 18 on his way to 24 points along with six assists and five rebounds. That was a full 40.7% of Las Vegas' points, marking the eighth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mychael Walker, who went 6 of 10 en route to 14 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Desert Pines to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tyler Merto, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards. That's the most rebounds Merto has posted since back in December of 2024. Caleb Candolesas also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Las Vegas' defeat dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Desert Pines, they moved to 8-9 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Liberty the next time they take the court. Desert Pines will head out to face Liberty at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, while Las Vegas will host them at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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