Football Preview: Pershing County Mustangs vs. Silver Stage Nighthawks
Pershing County has gone 10-0 against Silver Stage recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. Pershing County will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Pershing County's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed back in August. They claimed a resounding 50-0 win over North Tahoe at home. Fans of the Mustangs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Izayuh Mcglothin was a one-man wrecking crew for Pershing County as he rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Travis Donaldson, who rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pershing County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 355 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 279 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Silver Stage kicked off their season on the road last Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They were beaten by Battle Mountain 45-0.
Pershing County's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Silver Stage, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything went Pershing County's way against Silver Stage in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Pershing County made off with a 21-0 win. Will Pershing County repeat their success, or does Silver Stage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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