The Basic Wolves will face off against the Green Valley Gators at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Basic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Las Vegas, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Basic was ranked eighth). Basic took a 33-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Las Vegas on Thursday.
Green Valley got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They walked away with a 19-7 victory over Centennial on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gators.
Green Valley found their leader in sophomore Janae Peebles, who threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of her passes. Peebles has become a key player for Green Valley: the team is 2-1 when she posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 2-11 otherwise.
Green Valley's win bumped their record up to 4-12. As for Basic, they dropped their record down to 9-6 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Basic was able to grind out a solid victory over Green Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 33-20. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Green Valley's Dianna Rincan, who threw for 148 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 36 yards and one touchdown. Now that she won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Basic to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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