Football Preview: Pershing County Mustangs vs. West Wendover Wolverines
Pershing County is 10-0 against West Wendover since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pershing County Mustangs will host the West Wendover Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. Pershing County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully West Wendover likes a good challenge.
Pershing County is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Coral Academy of Science - Reno: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pershing County blew Coral Academy of Science - Reno out of the water with a 65-7 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 51-7.
Tyrn Sam was his usual excellent self, rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Trenton Rhodes was another key rusher, rushing for 66 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, a victory for West Wendover just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 35-15 to Battle Mountain. The Wolverines have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pershing County's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 3.4 points per game. As for West Wendover, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Pershing County against West Wendover in their previous matchup back in October, as the squad secured a 52-6 victory. Will Pershing County repeat their success, or does West Wendover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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