Moon Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by the Paradise Honors Panthers and fell 52-15. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Panthers are ranked 48th).
Despite the defeat, Moon Valley saw an underclassman step up: freshman Aniston Pattershall posted eight points and five boards.
Morgan Van Dyke continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Paradise Honors, going 8 of 12 on her way to 17 points in addition to eight steals and six rebounds. Van Dyke is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Genesis Kanae, who had seven points along with five boards and four steals.
Moon Valley now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Paradise Honors, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-4.
Moon Valley has already played their next match (against Greenway), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Paradise Honors wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 54-18 victory against Thunderbird on the 31st.
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