It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pahranagat Valley can now relate to. They were beaten by the Pyramid Lake Lakers 59-16 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Lakers are ranked eighth).
Pyramid Lake got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Olivia Lara out in front who en route to 17 points. What's more, Lara also posted a 75% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's achieved since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kaitlin Mandell, who posted 14 points and four steals.
Pahranagat Valley's loss dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Pyramid Lake, the win (which was their 17th in a row) raised their record to 26-5.
Pahranagat Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pyramid Lake, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-34 victory against Eureka on the 22nd.
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