Football Recap: Spanish Springs Cougars vs. Reno Huskies
Spanish Springs barely beat Reno the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Spanish Springs Cougars put the hurt on the Reno Huskies with a sharp 34-12 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won three matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Tyson Mcneil went supernova for Spanish Springs, throwing for 218 yards and three touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 30 yards. Brady Hummel was another key player, picking up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Spanish Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 63.4 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 193.3.
Spanish Springs wouldn't let Reno keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hunter Mclean was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Spanish Springs got some further help from Dawson Gubler: he picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Several Huskies players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Braylon Wilson, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 229 yards and a touchdown. 94 of those passing yards were hauled in by Logan Ford.
Spanish Springs is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Reno, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Spanish Springs will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against McQueen at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. McQueen is coming into the contest with three straight losses on the road, meaning Spanish Springs will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. Reno also won't see the field for a while: their next match is against Bishop Manogue at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Bishop Manogue is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.4 points per game this season.
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