Del Sol needed a changed in momentum after dropping eight straight games and they got it from Jaeden Alexander. The Del Sol Dragons breezed by the Pahrump Valley Trojans to the tune of 58-29 on Wednesday thanks in part to Alexander, who went 11 for 20 on his way to 25 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Del Sol's points.
01/29/25 vs Pahrump Valley | 5 |
12/11/24 @ Shadow Ridge | 3 |
01/24/25 vs Southeast Career Tech | 2 |
01/16/25 @ Western | 2 |
12/06/24 @ Sunrise Mountain | 2 |
Kelly Dawson was another key player, putting up 12 points along with six assists and five steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals.
Pahrump Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Cartier Jenkins, who posted five points.
Del Sol's win ended an 11-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-14. As for Pahrump Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-18 record this season.
Del Sol wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, an 82-57 defeat against Chaparral on the 30th. Pahrump Valley has also already played their next contest, a 46-43 victory against Doral Academy Red Rock on the 31st.
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