Basketball Game Preview: Fernley Vaqueros vs. Dayton Dust Devils

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Previous Games

01/03/25 - Home	54-30 W
12/28/24 - Neutral	57-39 W
01/26/24 - Away	62-18 W
01/05/24 - Home	70-43 W
02/11/23 - Home	69-25 W
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Fernley has gone 9-1 against Dayton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Fernley Vaqueros will take on the Dayton Dust Devils at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Saturday, Fernley was able to grind out a solid win over Lowry, taking the game 66-54. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vaqueros.

Meanwhile, Dayton hadn't done well against Churchill County recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Dayton came out on top in a nail-biter against Churchill County, sneaking past 49-47. 49 seems to be a good number for the Dust Devils as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.

Fernley is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for Dayton, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-4.

Everything went Fernley's way against Dayton in their previous meeting on January 3rd, as Fernley made off with a 54-30 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fernley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.