River Valley was the 57-47 winner over Lincoln County when they last played one another back in December of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The River Valley Dust Devils took a 58-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lincoln County Lynx on Friday. The Dust Devils just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Leading Lincoln County to victory were Rowdy Lloyd and Kenyon Almaraz. Lloyd went 6 for 15 on his way to 19 points and three steals, while Almaraz dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds. Almaraz is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least nine every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalen Bart, who posted seven points and six rebounds.
River Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Lincoln County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. River Valley will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Kingman at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. River Valley is facing Kingman at the right time seeing as Kingman is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Lincoln County, they and Adelanto will face off at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Adelanto's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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