If Moapa Valley wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Chaparral, they should've done a better job of containing Bryan Montemayor. The Chaparral Cowboys walked away with a 52-40 victory over the Moapa Valley Pirates on Friday thanks in part to Montemayor, who went 8 of 11 en route to 20 points. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played.
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Izayah Thomas was another key player, putting up seven points and five steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals.
Defeat or not, Moapa Valley got some senior leadership from Bryson Walker and Brigham Whitmore. Walker dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds, while Whitmore posted eight points and seven boards.
The win made it two in a row for Chaparral and bumps their season record up to 10-8. As for Moapa Valley, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-11.
Chaparral has already played their next game, a 61-57 defeat against Legacy on the 14th. As for Moapa Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 59-43 victory against Eldorado on the 13th.
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