The Lowry Buckaroos will head out on the road to square off against the Spring Creek Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lowry will be strutting in after a victory while Spring Creek will be coming in after a loss.
Lowry will head into Saturday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 20-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Churchill County 66-63.
Meanwhile, Spring Creek unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 81-68 to Needles.
Lowry 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 rebounds and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Djrevan Demick, who went 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.
Lowry has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for Spring Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Lowry came up short against Spring Creek in their previous meeting back in January, falling 70-63. Thankfully for Lowry, Carson Fisher (who went 8 of 11 on his way to 28 points and six rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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