
Mustangs
01/17/25 vs White Pine | 60-30 |
01/14/25 vs Awaken Christian | 78-9 |
01/10/25 @ Lake Mead Christian Academy | 69-11 |
01/07/25 @ Laughlin | 51-7 |
12/28/24 @ Durango | 54-30 |
Needles extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Gianna Collier. The Needles Mustangs took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 60-30 victory over the White Pine Bobcats thanks in part to Collier, who went 9 for 21 on her way to 27 points and seven steals. That makes it nine consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Needles' points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Harvey, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 8.1 boards per game.
White Pine's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brenley Skadburg, who posted 12 points. Another player making a difference was Paityn Lawrence, who had eight points and six steals.
Needles has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.1 points per game. As for White Pine, they moved to 10-6 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Needles wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 51-15 win against Lincoln County on the 18th. White Pine has also already played their next game, a 51-22 victory against Laughlin on the 18th.
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