On Friday, Churchill County faced Lowry in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Churchill County Greenwave took a 54-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lowry Buckaroos. The Greenwave have struggled against the Buckaroos recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Raegan Johnson and Amillya Bishop certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Johnson dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds, while Bishop posted 11 points. Churchill County is 9-2 when Johnson posts eight or more boards, but 2-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Janessa Bettencourt, who had seven points.

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Even though they lost, Churchill County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
It was another big night for Britain Backus, who went 11 of 17 on her way to 27 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals for Lowry. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Backus has scored at least a third of Lowry's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Khlloe Shorey, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 12 points.
Churchill County's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-6. As for Lowry, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4.
Churchill County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 47-9 victory against Wooster on the 11th. As for Lowry, they will host Dayton at 6:00 p.m. on January 17th. Lowry is facing Dayton at the right time seeing as Dayton is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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