Moapa Valley posted their closest win since January 17th on Saturday. It was close, but they capped 2024 with a 63-60 victory over the Lincoln County Lynx. This was payback for the Pirates, who suffered a 65-56 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Moapa Valley was led to victory by Bryson Walker and Jaxson Bunker. Walker dropped a double-double on 22 points and 15 boards, while Bunker posted 20 points and five assists. Bunker is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Russell Hardy was another key player, putting up five points along with six boards and three steals.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Moapa Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln County only racked up eight assists.
Loss or not, Lincoln County got some senior leadership from Kalen Bart and Rowdy Lloyd. Bart went 6 of 11 on his way to 19 points and eight boards, while Lloyd had 13 points in addition to five assists and three steals. Those five assists set a new season-high mark for Lloyd. The team also got some help courtesy of Karson Mathews, who put up ten points.
Moapa Valley moved to 4-10 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Lincoln County, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Moapa Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-50 victory against Enterprise on the 28th. As for Lincoln County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 58-50 win against Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas on the 28th.
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