Basketball Game Preview: Churchill County Greenwave vs. Dayton Dust Devils

Churchill County has gone 9-1 against Dayton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Churchill County Greenwave will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dayton Dust Devils at 2:30 p.m. Churchill County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.6 points per game this season.

Churchill County will head into Wednesday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They took a blow against Fernley, falling 74-38. The Greenwave have struggled against the Vaqueros recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Despite the defeat, Churchill County had strong showings from Trevor Hyde, who posted eight points and nine rebounds, and Calin Anderson, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 20 points. The game was Anderson's third in a row with at least ten points.

Even though they lost, Churchill County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Dayton hadn't done well against Lowry recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Dayton came out on top against Lowry by a score of 49-42.

Churchill County's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Dayton, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4.

Churchill County came up short against Dayton in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 56-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dayton's Talan Brown, who went 8 for 17 en route to 21 points along with six boards and three steals. Now that Churchill County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.