The Silverado Skyhawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Desert Pines Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Silverado can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 71-30 victory over Las Vegas. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 48-19.
Silverado had a senior duo take command as Cyril Franklin, Jr. dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds and Carlos Bradley scored 19 points along with eight rebounds. Franklin, Jr. is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Schwallie, who scored no points along with six steals.
Meanwhile, Desert Pines ended up a good deal behind Bishop Gorman on Friday and lost 76-59. Desert Pines has not had much luck with Bishop Gorman recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Silverado is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Desert Pines, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Silverado skirted past Desert Pines 72-69 when the teams last played back in December of 2021. Does Silverado have another victory up their sleeve, or will Desert Pines turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
