The Moapa Valley Pirates will challenge the Eldorado Firehawks at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Moapa Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Moapa Valley came up short against Chaparral and fell 52-40.
| 01/10/25 vs Chaparral | 19 |
| 12/28/24 vs Enterprise | 18 |
| 12/28/24 vs Lincoln County | 22 |
| 12/27/24 vs West Wendover | 20 |
| 12/27/24 vs White Pine | 21 |
Loss or not, Moapa Valley got some senior leadership from Bryson Walker and Brigham Whitmore. Walker dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds, while Whitmore posted eight points and seven rebounds. Walker's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Meanwhile, Eldorado had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their defense stepped up to hand Varsity Opponent a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. The two-point effort marked the Firehawks' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Moapa Valley dropped their record down to 6-11 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Eldorado, their victory bumped their record up to 2-7.
Moapa Valley came up short against Eldorado when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 64-53. Can Moapa Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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