The Virgin Valley Bulldogs will square off against the Moapa Valley Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, Virgin Valley was fully in charge, breezing past Eldorado 63-16.
Meanwhile, Moapa Valley came up short against Democracy Prep Agassi Campus on Thursday and fell 87-74. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (59), the Pirates still had to take the loss.
Defeat or not, Moapa Valley got some senior leadership from Bryson Walker and Brigham Whitmore. Walker dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds, while Whitmore dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 boards. Walker's evening made it 11 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jaxson Bunker, who went 7 for 17 en route to 20 points in addition to six boards and five assists.
Even though they lost, Moapa Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Moapa Valley's loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Virgin Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Virgin Valley strolled past Moapa Valley in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 69-54. Will Virgin Valley repeat their success, or does Moapa Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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