Football Preview: Basic Wolves vs. Arbor View Aggies
Basic is 0-4 against Arbor View since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Basic Wolves are taking a road trip to face off against the Arbor View Aggies at 6:00 p.m.
Basic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Liberty, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Basic was ranked 17th). Basic was dealt a 51-10 defeat at the hands of Liberty on Friday. The Wolves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-3.
Meanwhile, Arbor View humbled Foothill with a 49-21 victory. Considering the Aggies have won five contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Arbor View found their leader in sophomore Thaddeus Thatcher, who threw for 304 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Sean Moore was another key player, rushing for 117 yards on only ten carries.
Arbor View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Arbor View's defense made their presence known, laying out Brennon Arthur. four times. Foothill's QB won't forget Darion Merriweather anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Arbor View pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.3 points per game. As for Basic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.
Basic was taken down by Arbor View 35-7 in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thatcher, who threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes. Now that Basic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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