Football Game Preview: Needles vs. Pershing County

Pershing County are packing up and hiking across state lines for their matchup on Saturday. They will go up against Needles in continuing playoff action. Both teams have allowed few points on average (Needles 13.67, Pershing County 10.64), so any points scored will be well earned.

Needles earned some postseason bragging rights after a successful outing last week. They blew past Battle Mountain 48-27. Needles were expected to win, but the margin was definitely larger than the state rankings had forecast.

Meanwhile, Pershing County may have failed to reach the 45.6-ppg average they boasted coming into the contest against Lincoln County last Saturday, but the squad still had enough to get the job done. It was a tight game that could have gone either way, but Pershing County were the last squad standing with a 7-6 victory over Lincoln County. The win was familiar territory for Pershing County, who now have nine in a row.

Their wins bumped Pershing County to 10-1 and Needles to 10-3. We'll see which team can carry over their success and which team inevitably falls when Pershing County and Needles clash.

Playoff bracket for these teams

See how Needles vs. Pershing County plays out in the box score here

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