Football Game Preview: Nevada Tigers vs. Lamar Tigers

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 4:21am

Football Preview: Nevada Tigers vs. Lamar Tigers

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Nevada is 0-6 against Lamar since October of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Nevada Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Lamar Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Nevada's defense has only allowed 17.6 points per game this season, so Lamar's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Lamar better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Nevada really get things going. Nevada put the hurt on East Newton with a sharp 28-7 victory on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.

Meanwhile, Lamar entered their matchup against Mt. Vernon on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lamar took a 42-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mt. Vernon. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Nevada's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Lamar, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2.

Nevada ended up a good deal behind Lamar when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 14-0. Can Nevada avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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