The Reno Huskies waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins but they left with three. They blew past McQueen 74-38 on the road. With Reno ahead 39-17 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Aidan Casey was his usual excellent self, going 9 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points and 1 assist. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Harvey Smerdon was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with 11 assists and seven steals.
McQueen lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Alex Hancock, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Kade Snyder, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, McQueen smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. This was only their 13th loss (out of 21 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Reno is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for McQueen, they dropped their record down to 9-15 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home.
Reno will take on Galena at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for McQueen, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Carson at 7:00 p.m. on February 12th. McQueen is facing Carson at the right time seeing as Carson is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.
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