Despite winning three of their first five games this season, Pleasantville’s boys’ basketball squad has struggled to find a second scorer behind star guard Mason Scheve.

The Trojans currently sit at 3-2 on the season with a 2-2 record in West Central Conference play. Pleasantville in five games has averaged just under 64 points per game, 25 of them are scored by Mason Scheve on a regular basis. However, the players around Scheve are struggling to step up, with the Trojans’ second-leading scorer being Dayson Leerhoff, who averages just about nine points a game. Coach Tom Wilkins tells KNIA Sports that it is important to find a second scorer in a tough West Central Conference.

“There’s a lot of places. It’s still early in the season. We are a young team and we are still trying to figure out how to mesh together with our new parts. I truly believe it will come together and when it will, I think it will be fun to watch.”

Pleasantville did get a second scorer Tuesday night at Ogden with Andrew Pender dropping in 21 points. The Trojans will need similar performances on a consistent basis in order to contend at a high level. Pleasantville will get another tough West Central Conference test, which will be at home against Des Moines Christian as part of a girls/boys doubleheader.