Fernley and Elko are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Fernley Vaqueros will take on the Elko Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fernley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Dayton, who was ranked 20th at the time (Fernley was ranked 15th). Fernley blew past Dayton 54-30 on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Vaqueros as they're now sitting on five straight.
Meanwhile, Elko came into Saturday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victor by a 60-39 margin over Lowry on Saturday.
Fernley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Elko, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Fernley was able to grind out a solid victory over Elko when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 59-48. Will Fernley repeat their success, or does Elko have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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