Monument Valley lost against Tuba City on January 7th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Monument Valley Mustangs were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to the Tuba City Warriors.
Despite the loss, Monument Valley still got an impressive performance from Keiryn Mann, who shot 5-for-9 from long range and dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. That was a full 37.7% of Monument Valley's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kanon Dalton, who put up ten points along with five boards and three steals.
Even though they lost, Monument Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tuba City only pulled down six offensive rebounds.
Tuba City had a senior duo take command as Natasha Acothley went 8 for 13 on her way to 18 points and Eriana Begay earned 16 points. Those 18 points gave Acothley a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Trece Tsingine, who scored eight points and five rebounds.
Monument Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Tuba City, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-9 record.
Monument Valley has already played their next matchup (against Page), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Tuba City will venture away from home to take on Window Rock at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tuba City is facing Window Rock at the right time seeing as Window Rock is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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