Pershing County hadn't done well against North Tahoe recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Pershing County Mustangs came out on top in a nail-biter against the North Tahoe Lakers, sneaking past 32-29. This was a revenge game for the Mustangs: when they faced off against the Lakers back in January, they had to take a 40-37 defeat.
| 01/31/25 @ North Tahoe | 10 |
| 12/06/24 vs Mineral County | 9 |
| 12/18/24 @ Oasis Academy | 6 |
| 12/10/24 @ Coral Academy of Science - Reno | 5 |
| 01/10/25 vs Incline | 5 |
Pershing County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Riley Harvey led the charge by dropping a double-double on ten points and ten steals. Those ten steals gave Harvey a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Khloe Montes, who posted eight points.
North Tahoe's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Laura Couwenhoven, who scored nine points in addition to four blocks and three steals. Couwenhoven has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenna Alter, who went 5 of 7 en route to 11 points and three steals.
Pershing County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for North Tahoe, with the defeat, they broke their 13-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-7.
Pershing County has already played their next contest, a 32-29 victory against Oasis Academy on the 4th. As for North Tahoe, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 48-44 loss against Yerington on the 1st.
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