Football Preview: Pyramid Lake Lakers vs. Virginia City Muckers
Pyramid Lake hasn't had much luck against Virginia City recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pyramid Lake Lakers will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Virginia City Muckers, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pyramid Lake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Wells, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Pyramid Lake was ranked eighth). Pyramid Lake simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Wells 44-8.
Meanwhile, Virginia City never let their opponents score last Saturday. They blew past Wells 48-0. With that victory, the Muckers brought their scoring average up to 28.6 points per game.
Angel Hipolito continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 193 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making three total tackles. Another player making a difference was Caleb Olee, who rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Virginia City's defense and their 10.5 sacks. Patrick Combs led the group effort, picking up five of those sacks all by himself. Gavin Waddell also sacked three sacks, which is notable because Virginia City is 2-1 when he posts at least one sack, but 1-3 otherwise.
Pyramid Lake's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. As for Virginia City, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Pyramid Lake came up short against Virginia City when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 28-24. Will Pyramid Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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