Lowry is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Fernley is on a 16-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Lowry Buckaroos will take on the Fernley Vaqueros at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Lowry faced Churchill County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Lowry enjoyed a cozy 52-34 victory over Churchill County.
Lowry's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Britain Backus, who scored 21 points along with five assists and five rebounds, and Savannah Stoker, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 16 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Backus has scored at least a third of Lowry's points.
Meanwhile, Fernley stacked a 19th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They breezed by Churchill County on the road to the tune of 53-24.
Lowry is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Fernley, their victory bumped their record up to 25-1.
Things could have been worse for Lowry, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 66-52 loss to Fernley when the teams last played back in January. Will Lowry have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
