Dayton has won three straight games at home, while Spring Creek has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Dayton Dust Devils will host the Spring Creek Spartans at 7:30 p.m. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but likely not for long.
Dayton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Fernley, who was ranked 16th at the time (Dayton was ranked 23rd). Dayton came out on top against Fernley by a score of 51-42 on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Spring Creek). They were the clear victor by an 80-54 margin over Churchill County on Saturday. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 22 points or more this season.
Spring Creek's win came from a few key players Dayton will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Scott Bylund, who went 6 of 11 en route to 19 points. Snowdon Bear Williams was another key player, going 8 for 11 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds.
Spring Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 13 consecutive matchups.
Spring Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Dayton, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.
Dayton suffered a grim 64-42 defeat to Spring Creek in their previous meeting on January 10th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Spring Creek's Tayden Francis, who went 5 of 10 en route to 19 points along with seven boards and five assists. Now that Dayton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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