Football Preview: Boulder City Eagles vs. Moapa Valley Pirates
Boulder City hasn't had much luck against Moapa Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Boulder City Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Moapa Valley Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Boulder City's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Durango on Friday. They took a 19-0 bruising from the Trailblazers. The game marked the first time this year in which the Eagles were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Moapa Valley faced Sports Leadership & Management in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Moapa Valley fell just short of Sports Leadership & Management by a score of 16-14. The loss was the Pirates' first of the season.
Talon Schraft put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 127 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Moapa Valley wouldn't let Sports Leadership & Management keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Moapa Valley can thank Jesus Parra and Tony Carrillo for forcing both of them.
Boulder City now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Moapa Valley, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Boulder City was taken down by Moapa Valley 62-14 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Boulder City, Degan Jones (who picked up 139 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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