Basketball Recap: Nevada Union's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

Miners

Previous 5 Games

12/27/24 vs Rio Americano	57-71
12/26/24 vs Foothill	63-60
12/21/24 vs Enterprise	66-59
12/20/24 vs Center	64-43
12/19/24 vs Valley Christian	104-41

It was a good run, but Nevada Union unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. The matchup between them and the Rio Americano Raiders didn't end well, with the Nevada Union Miners falling 71-57. If the Miners were looking for revenge after losing 64-49 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Rio Americano got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Trey Howell-Chase out in front who went 5 for 6 on his way to 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Devenecia, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 12 points.

Nevada Union's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Rio Americano, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.

Nevada Union has already played their next game, a 57-47 win against Colfax on the 28th. As for Rio Americano, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 74-55 loss against Placer on the 28th.