Owyhee lost against Dayton back in December of 2015 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Owyhee Braves fell 41-29 to the Dayton Dust Devils. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Dust Devils are ranked 14th).
Despite the loss, Owyhee had strong showings from Rolando Espitia, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Hunter Smart, who posted 13 points. That was a full 44.8% of Owyhee's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points.
This is the second loss in a row for Owyhee and nudges their season record down to 1-8. As for Dayton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Owyhee will challenge Wells at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Dayton, they will square off against Fernley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fernley will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Dayton surely won't give up without a fight.
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