Football Recap: West Wendover Wolverines vs. Silver Stage Nighthawks
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Wendover). They blew past the Silver Stage Nighthawks 36-6 on the road on Saturday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Wolverines with their most commanding win of the season.
Tavian Gonzalez was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Wendover was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 89.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 181.
West Wendover wouldn't let Silver Stage keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Wendover can thank Adryan Carlos and Anthony Bair for forcing both of them.
The win made it two in a row for West Wendover and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for Silver Stage, their loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Wendover will face off against Pershing County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Pershing County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Silver Stage, they will square off against Incline at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Incline will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Silver Stage surely won't give up without a fight.
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