Football Recap: Lone Pine Golden Eagles vs. Tonopah Muckers
Lone Pine lost against Tonopah back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Lone Pine Golden Eagles were beaten by the Tonopah Muckers 54-20. The Golden Eagles haven't had much luck with the Muckers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Loss or not, Lone Pine got some senior leadership from Maxiel Lopez and Ralph Enriquez Jr.. Lopez picked up 97 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Enriquez Jr.. threw for 187 yards and three touchdowns.
Dustin Otteson had a dynamite game for Tonopah, rushing for 159 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also picking up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Otteson is now averaging an impressive 117.3 rushing yards per game. Drew Otteson was another key player, throwing for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes.
Lone Pine's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Tonopah, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Lone Pine is taking a road trip to square off against Academy of Careers & Exploration at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Tonopah, they will face off against Virginia City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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