The Indian Springs Thunderbirds will head out on the road to face off against the Tonopah Muckers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Indian Springs is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games.
Last Tuesday, Indian Springs beat Laughlin 40-30. 40 seems to be a good number for Indian Springs as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Indian Springs can attribute much of their success to Celina Pena, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and six steals, and Oriyah Clay, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Clay is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Hill, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Tonopah scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. Everything went their way against Lone Pine as Tonopah made off with a 57-31 win. Given Tonopah's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 73rd in Nevada, while Lone Pine is ranked 1064th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Indian Springs' victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2. As for Tonopah, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Indian Springs skirted past Tonopah 15-13 when the teams last played back in December of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Indian Springs since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
