Tomorrow, the Silver Creek Raiders will make the 2.92 mile journey to Evergreen Valley's Cougar Den to square off in heated rivalry at 8 p.m. Earlier in the year, EV routed Creek on the road on a Tuesday night. Creek had a large crowd roaring but the EV fans were still able to produce more sound and encouragement. Creek-EV games in any sport always incite hostile crowds and cheers. Tomorrow's game figures to be no exception. Although these two teams are not in contention for a league title, the rivalry always seems to produce special moments. Friday night crowds are always larger and a nearly sold-out gym is expected. Last year, these two teams met at Creek in the final game of league play with the league title on the line. It turned out to be the wildest game in EV sports history. Fans from both sides caused a raucous and stood the entire game as the two teams battled it out on the court. EV came storming back from a large first quarter deficit to tie it at halftime but Billy Dick took over and Creek willed their way to a league title. Regardless of the standings, tomorrow's game holds huge bragging rights in a rivalry that won't be renewed again for another 10 months.
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