Football Preview: Reno Huskies vs. Reed Raiders
The Reno Huskies are taking a road trip to challenge the Reed Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Reno is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Douglas, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Reno was ranked 18th). Reno fell 20-13 to Douglas on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Huskies have let down their home crowd.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Dawson Planeta, who picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 105 receiving yards per game. Braylon Wilson was another key signal caller, throwing for 198 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Reed over McQueen in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Reed blew McQueen out of the water with a 49-7 final score. That 42 point margin sets a new team best for the Raiders this season.
Reed's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nishaan Bajwa led the charge by throwing for 100 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 39 yards. Mitchell Bertolino also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Reed was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Reed wouldn't let McQueen keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Reed can thank Caleb Pitcher and Oscar Casarez for forcing both of them.
Reno's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Reed, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Reno was taken down by Reed 42-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Reno avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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