After flying high against Sierra Sage Academy/Right Of Passage last Wednesday, Smith Valley came back down to earth. The Smith Valley Bulldogs were dealt a 73-25 defeat at the hands of the Pyramid Lake Lakers on Thursday. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Lakers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Leading Pyramid Lake to victory were Lorena Eben and Kaitlin Mandell. Eben almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine steals, while Mandell went 6 for 14 on her way to 13 points along with seven assists and seven steals. Mandell is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Raynan Mix-Tapija, who posted seven points and three steals.
Smith Valley's loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Pyramid Lake, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 21-5.
Smith Valley has already played their next contest, a 51-40 victory against Coleville on the 8th. As for Pyramid Lake, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 72-19 win against Virginia City on the 8th.
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