Football Preview: Truckee Wolverines vs. South Tahoe Vikings
Truckee is 9-1 against South Tahoe since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Truckee Wolverines will host the South Tahoe Vikings at 1:30 p.m. Truckee is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Truckee is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Sparks 49-0 on the road on Friday. The Wolverines might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by 22 points or more this season.
Jace Estabrook was his usual excellent self, throwing for 167 yards and five touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Another player making a difference was Ivan Esparza, who rushed for 95 yards on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Truckee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a win for South Tahoe just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Lowry 41-14. The Vikings have struggled against the Buckaroos recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Although South Tahoe took the loss, they still got scores from Logan Debaun and Adrian Smith.
Truckee pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for South Tahoe, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Saturday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Truckee has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 272.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like South Tahoe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 192.6. It's looking like Saturday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Truckee against South Tahoe in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 63-0 win. Does Truckee have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Tahoe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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