In what's become a running theme this season, the Monument Valley Mustangs gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They breezed by Winslow on the road to the tune of 65-32. The victory was familiar territory for Monument Valley who now have four in a row.
Monument Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Keiryn Mann, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Mann is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Latisha Mutte was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with four steals.
Despite the loss, Winslow saw an underclassman step up: Kaitlyn Belone scored 11 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Kylie Francis, who scored three points along with four steals.
Winslow struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Monument Valley posted 15 assists.
Monument Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Winslow, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.
Monument Valley will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Window Rock at 7:30 p.m. Window Rock is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games. Winslow won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Holbrook at 6:00 p.m. on January 18th. Hopefully Holbrook focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 last Tuesday.
