Lowry hasn't had much luck against Elko recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Lowry Buckaroos are taking a road trip to challenge the Elko Indians at 2:30 p.m. Elko took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lowry, who comes in off a win.
Lowry will head into Saturday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 20-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Churchill County 66-63.
Matthew Casalez
| 12/28/24 vs Churchill County | 17 |
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Lowry can attribute much of their success to Matthew Casalez, who posted 17 points and five steals, and Byron Jimenez, who had 13 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. The matchup was Casalez's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jovanny Cuevas, who put up seven points and four steals.
Lowry was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Meanwhile, Elko was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 58-54 heartbreaker at the hands of Churchill County.
Lowry has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for Elko, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Lowry was taken down by Elko 71-41 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Lowry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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