Monument Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They were beaten by the Pinnacle Panthers 73-37. The Cougars lost against the Panthers in their previous head to head back in February of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 80-65 score last time.
Monument Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Brice Good Shield, who posted 13 points and six rebounds. That was a full 35.1% of Monument Valley's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Tarkale Tsosie, who had seven points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pinnacle to victory, but perhaps none more so than Joey Howell, who went 9 of 17 en route to 22 points and five boards. Those 22 points gave Howell a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Contreras, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
Monument Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Pinnacle, the win snapped their losing streak at seven games and leaves them with a 6-13 record.
Monument Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 114-29 loss against Green River on the 25th. Pinnacle has also already played their next matchup, a 76-60 defeat against Whitehorse on the 30th.
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