The Churchill County Greenwave just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Spring Creek Spartans at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Spring Creek took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Churchill County, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Churchill County beat Elko 58-54.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Spring Creek's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took an 81-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of Needles.
Churchill County will need focus on slowing down Snowdon Bear Williams, one of several Spring Creek players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 13 points along with six boards and five steals. Djrevan Demick was another key player, going 6 of 12 en route to 18 points and five steals.
Even though they lost, Spring Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Churchill County's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Spring Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Things could have been worse for Churchill County, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 70-51 loss to Spring Creek in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Spring Creek's Darren Bylund, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 24 points and five rebounds. 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.
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