Football Game Preview: Elko Indians vs. Truckee Wolverines + How To Watch

Elko is 2-8 against Truckee since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Indians will challenge the Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Elko sitting on three straight wins and Truckee on five.

Elko is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Spring Creek, who was ranked 16th at the time (Elko was ranked sixth). The Indians walked away with a 28-20 victory over the Spartans two weeks ago.

The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Ethan Kraintz and McCoy McArtor. Kraintz had a great game and rushed for 139 yards and one TD on only 14 carries. Meanwhile, McArtor was balling out in the loss, rushing for 131 yards and one touchdown, while also throwing for 13 yards and one TD.

Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Truckee had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Spartans 22-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wolverines have posted against the Spartans since October 19, 2019.

Elko better keep an eye on Sam Kuntz. He was instrumental in Truckee's win, rushing for 108 yards, while also picking up 43 receiving yards and one score.

Truckee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 254 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.

Elko's record now sits at 8-1. As for Truckee, their record is now 9-2.

Elko came up short against Truckee when the teams last played back in October, falling 20-14. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.