Preview: Pershing County Mustangs vs. Lake Mead Academy Eagles
Pershing County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Lake Mead Academy Eagles at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
With a playoff game on the line, Pershing County rose to the challenge on Saturday. They didn't even let Lincoln County onto the board and left with a 20-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Lake Mead Academy had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 50.6 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They blew past Incline 58-0 at home. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Lake Mead Academy had established a 55 point advantage.
Jerry Meyer iii continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 238 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 95% of his passes. Meyer iii is absolutely dominating the passing touchdown category: he's posted at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Antonio Spann also deserves a shout-out for his three touchdowns.
Pershing County pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-9 North Tahoe and 1-6 Silver Stage (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 36.8% over those games). As for Lake Mead Academy, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
