Basketball Game Preview: Fernley Vaqueros vs. North Valleys Panthers

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Previous Games

02/13/24 - Home	63-40 W
12/15/23 - Away	62-24 W
01/20/23 - Away	69-53 W
02/08/22 - Home	68-28 W
01/21/20 - Away	65-50 W
+ 4 more games

Fernley has gone 8-1 against North Valleys recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Fernley Vaqueros will be playing at home against the North Valleys Panthers at 7:30 p.m.

Fernley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Dayton, who was ranked 25th at the time (Fernley was ranked 14th). Fernley fell 51-42 to Dayton on Friday.

Meanwhile, North Valleys really took it to Sparks for the full four quarters, racking up a 63-28 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 25 points or more this season.

Fernley better keep an eye on Joshua Collins. He was instrumental in North Valleys' win, going 9 for 15 en route to 20 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Kadyn Shackelford, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points.

North Valleys was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sparks only posted three assists.

Fernley's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for North Valleys, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-4.

Fernley took their victory against North Valleys when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 63-40. Will Fernley repeat their success, or does North Valleys have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.