Whitehorse proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by 27) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Escalante Moquis 49-46. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Raiders also won the last time the pair played back in February.
| 12/13/24 vs Escalante | 18 |
| 12/23/23 vs Shonto Prep | 17 |
| 01/05/24 @ Pinnacle | 16 |
| 02/03/24 @ Bryce Valley | 13 |
| 12/05/24 vs Pine Hill | 13 |
Whitehorse was led to victory by Hyatt Thomas and Dominic Dance. Thomas posted 17 points, while Dance scored 18 points. Those 18 points gave Dance a new career-high.
Several Moquis players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaxen Cottam, who put up 13 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Rayce Jenkins, who had 12 points and six steals.
The victory (which was Whitehorse's third in a row) raised their record to 3-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Escalante, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Whitehorse didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 82-32 win against Telos on the 14th. As for Escalante, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 68-52 loss against Tintic on the 14th.
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