The Wells Leopards will take on the Owyhee Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Owyhee took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Wells, who comes in off a win.
While Wells didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They snuck past American Heritage Academy with a 45-41 victory two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Owyhee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 41-29 to Dayton. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Dust Devils are ranked 14th).
Wells will have to keep a close watch on Rolando Espitia and Hunter Smart, a pair of players who had a big impact on Owyhee's prior game. Espitia dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards, while Smart posted 13 points. That was a full 44.8% of Owyhee's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Wells is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Owyhee, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Wells was dealt a bruising 76-45 loss at the hands of Owyhee when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Thankfully for Wells, Dishaun George-Smith (who had 29 points) 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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