Churchill County and Elko are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Churchill County Greenwave will venture away from home to face off against the Elko Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Churchill County is headed into Friday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took a hard 41-26 fall against Liberty on Saturday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Greenwave came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 17th in Nevada, while the Patriots are ranked 321st in California).
Meanwhile, Elko suffered their closest loss since January 17th on Saturday. They fell just short of Sierra Vista by a score of 46-44.
Elko's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Churchill County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Churchill County was able to grind out a solid victory over Elko in their previous matchup back in January, winning 45-32. Will Churchill County repeat their success, or does Elko have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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