Football Game Preview: Lowry Buckaroos vs. Fernley Vaqueros + How To Watch

Lowry is 2-8 against Fernley since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Buckaroos will challenge the Vaqueros at 6:00 p.m. Lowry has given up an average of 32.7 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Lowry is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Churchill County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Buckaroos were beaten by the Greenwave 56-9. That's two games in a row now that the Buckaroos have lost by exactly 47 points.

Meanwhile, Fernley made easy work of Dayton on Friday and carried off a 50-27 win. The Vaqueros might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 23 points or more this season.

The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Keeshawn Love and Duke Evans. Love had a great game and rushed for 118 yards and a pair of scores on only six carries. Meanwhile, Evans was balling out in the loss, rushing for 290 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.

Fernley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.3 points over those games. As for Lowry, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.

Lowry was dealt a bruising 47-0 defeat at the hands of Fernley when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Love, who rushed for 199 yards and a pair of TDs on only 13 carries. Now that the Buckaroos know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.