After a string of three wins, the Moon Valley Rockets's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 55-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Thunderbird. If Moon Valley hoped to take revenge for the 78-56 loss against they when the teams met, then they were left disappointed.
When it comes to explaining why Moon Valley lost, one person who can't be blamed is Damion Miller-Coleman. Despite the final result, he scored 22 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. That was a full 44.9% of Moon Valley's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Eddie Boone was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Moon Valley now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Thunderbird, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Moon Valley will take on Shadow Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Shadow Mountain focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 last Thursday. As for Thunderbird, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Yuma at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Yuma focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Tuesday.
