After both having extra time off, the Sparks Railroaders and the Truckee Wolverines will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Sparks and nine for Truckee.
Sparks' tournament run continued when they took on Pyramid Lake last Saturday. Sparks was outmatched by Pyramid Lake and fell 65-33.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Eli Flores, who posted 15 points and three steals. That was a full 45.5% of Sparks' points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ivan Hernandez, who put up three points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Truckee might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Churchill County an easy 69-44 win. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 101st in California, while the Greenwave are ranked 33rd in Nevada).
Sparks will have to contain Vincent Long as he made an impact in Truckee's last game. He went 8 of 14 on his way to 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of David Romero, who posted five points and seven rebounds.
Truckee's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Sparks, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Sparks beat Truckee 51-44 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Will Sparks repeat their success, or does Truckee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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