Football Preview: Basic Wolves vs. Palo Verde Panthers
The Basic Wolves will head out to take on the Palo Verde Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Basic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Green Valley, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Basic was ranked 19th). Basic and Green Valley were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Basic suffered a 25-24 loss.
Although Basic took the loss, they still got scores from Elijah Jones and Mari Holiday.
Basic's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Mavrick Ishem and Louden Cahill. Cahill also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Basic got some further help from Silvian David: he picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against Arbor View, falling 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Aggies are ranked second).
Basic now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Palo Verde, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Basic suffered a grim 28-6 defeat to Palo Verde when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Basic, Paisley Nickelson (who rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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