Basketball Recap: Needles Takes a Loss

Mustangs

Previous 5 Games

12/27/24 vs St. Joseph	29-58
12/26/24 vs Las Vegas	2-0
12/14/24 @ Lincoln County	55-25
12/13/24 @ White Pine	58-34
12/10/24 vs Adelson	63-8

Needles has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 29.67 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They were dealt a 58-29 loss at the hands of the St. Joseph Knights. The Mustangs' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Emilee Mills and Gianna Collier certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Mills posted ten points and eight rebounds, while Collier dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards. That was a full 34.5% of Needles' points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.

Needles' loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for St. Joseph, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season.

Needles wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 64-53 defeat against Sierra Vista on the 27th. As for St. Joseph, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-27 victory against Churchill County on the 27th.