Lowry's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They skirted past the Churchill County Greenwave 66-63. For the Buckaroos, this counts as revenge for the 61-46 victory the Greenwave walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.
Leading Lowry to victory were Matthew Casalez and Byron Jimenez. Casalez posted 17 points and five steals, while Jimenez earned 13 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. The contest was Casalez's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jovanny Cuevas, who had seven points and four steals.
Buckaroos
| 12/01/23 vs West Wendover | 22 |
| 12/28/23 vs White Pine | 21 |
| 01/25/24 @ Spring Creek | 16 |
| 12/16/23 vs Quincy | 16 |
| 12/28/24 vs Churchill County | 15 |
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.
Churchill County's loss came despite strong showings from Braden Sorensen and Barry Mitchell. Sorensen went 6 of 11 on his way to 18 points in addition to six assists and six boards, while Mitchell went 6 of 8 on his way to 13 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Garret Helton, who put up four points and six rebounds.
Lowry is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, 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 Churchill County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-4.
Coincidentally, Lowry and Churchill County will both be playing Elko the next time they take the court. Churchill County will head out to face Elko at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Lowry will head out to face them at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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