Basketball Game Preview: Truckee Wolverines vs. Sparks Railroaders

After both having extra time off, the Truckee Wolverines and the Sparks Railroaders will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Truckee has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since November 29.

Back in December of 2024, Truckee might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Churchill County an easy 69-44 victory. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 101st in California, while the Greenwave are ranked 33rd in Nevada).

Despite the loss, Truckee got top-tier performance from Vincent Long, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of David Romero, who posted five points and seven rebounds.

Meanwhile, Sparks was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were outmatched by Pyramid Lake and fell 65-33.

Truckee will need focus on slowing down Eli Flores, one of several Sparks players who made an impact when they last played. He put up 15 points and three steals. The matchup was Flores' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ivan Hernandez, who posted three points and seven rebounds.

Sparks' loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Truckee, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.

Truckee came up short against Sparks in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 51-44. Can Truckee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.