Valley needed a changed in momentum after dropping four straight games and they got it from Eric Slim. The Valley Pirates strolled past the Rock Point Cougars with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 58-41 thanks in part to Slim, who went 11 for 21 en route to 27 points plus six steals. His afternoon made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Another player making a difference was Ethan Yazzie, who earned six points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (50%).
The win got Valley back to even at 1-1. As for Rock Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Valley will face off against St. Johns at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Rock Point, they will hit the road for the first time this season to take on Pinon at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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