Football Preview: Spring Creek Spartans vs. Fernley Vaqueros
The Spring Creek Spartans have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Fernley Vaqueros at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Spring Creek's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Elko on Friday. They lost 26-0 to the Indians. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Fernley blew past Sparks, posting a 58-6 victory. The Vaqueros might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 32 points or more this season.
Keeshawn Love was his usual excellent self, rushing for 211 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Mccullar, who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns.
Fernley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Mccullar. Another thorn in Sparks' side was Joey Machado, who made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Fernley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 433 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests.
Spring Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Fernley, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Spring Creek has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 183 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Fernley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 339.7. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Spring Creek's way against Fernley when the teams last played last Friday, as Spring Creek made off with a 34-13 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Love, who rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Spring Creek still be able to contain Love? There's only one way to find out.
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