Owyhee hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They came out on top against the McDermitt Bulldogs by a score of 52-45 on Friday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 71-69 back in January.
It was another big night for Rolando Espitia, who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Hunter Smart, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 13 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Despite the loss, McDermitt still got an impressive performance from Warrick Crutcher, who posted 14 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. McDermitt is 6-3 when Crutcher posts three or more steals, but 4-6 otherwise. Shandon Camas was another key player, putting up eight points and 11 rebounds.
Braves
| 02/07/25 vs McDermitt | 52-45 |
| 01/25/25 vs Jackpot | 47-40 |
| 01/21/25 vs Carlin | 69-38 |
Owyhee's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-14. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 34.9% in those games and 23.6% outside of them. As for McDermitt, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Coming up, Owyhee will be playing at home against Lund at 8:00 p.m. on February 14th. As for McDermitt, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-14 victory against Carlin on the 8th.
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