In Saturday's league contest, the host Elko Indians basketball team scored a close 21-17 win over the Lowry Buckaroos.

The Indians (2-3) will now prepare for their contest against Fernley (Fernley, NV). The Vaqueros come into the non-league contest with a 3-1 record. In their last contest, Fernley edged Dayton (Dayton, NV), 29-27, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Buckaroos battle the Spring Creek Spartans (Spring Creek, NV) in a non-league contest, on Tuesday, January 7. Lowry will attempt to better on its 0-4 season record. The Spartans come into the contest with a 1-2 record after their 44-39 non-league loss to Churchill County (Fallon, NV).