Football Recap: Churchill County Greenwave vs. Sparks Railroaders
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Churchill County). They blew past the Sparks Railroaders, posting a 43-7 victory at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Churchill County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Matthew Bird led the charge by throwing for 209 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Carson Melendy helped Bird out on the ground, rushing for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Churchill County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Melendy and Andre Green.
Churchill County now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Sparks, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Churchill County will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Fernley at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Churchill County's defense has only allowed 15.8 points per game this season, so Fernley's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Sparks, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Spring Creek at 7:00 p.m. Spring Creek is coming into the matchup with three straight victories on the road, so Sparks will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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