Needles is on a 20-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while West Wendover is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Needles Mustangs will welcome the West Wendover Wolverines at 5:10 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Needles' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Needles is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lincoln County 88-41. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 22 contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, West Wendover entered their game against Incline on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. West Wendover fell 48-35 to Incline. The match marked the Wolverines' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Needles will have to keep a close watch on Adryan Carlos and Estaban Correa, a pair of players who had a big impact on West Wendover's prior game. Carlos dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten boards, while Correa went 7-for-17 en route to 17 points. Correa's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points.
West Wendover's defeat dropped their record down to 24-5. As for Needles, their win bumped their record up to 30-0.
Needles strolled past West Wendover when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 74-60. Will Needles repeat their success, or does West Wendover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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