The Boulder City Eagles put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Fernley by a score of 75-63. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for Luke Wright, who scored 26 points. The matchup was his fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Roman Rose, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds.
Boulder City's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Fernley, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-2.
Boulder City won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Elko at 6:30 p.m. on December 22nd. Elko will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nevada Rankings (they are ranked 26th, while Boulder City is ranked fifth). Fernley won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Lake Mead Academy at 12:00 p.m. on December 22nd. One thing working in Lake Mead Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches.
