North Tahoe fell victim to Dayton and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Dayton Dust Devils, falling 51-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lakers of the 49-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Duke Evans was his usual excellent self, rushing for 224 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 carries for Dayton. Evans' longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Archie Ervin was in the mix too, providing Dayton with two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for North Tahoe and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Dayton, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Tahoe's road trip will continue as they head out to face Silver Stage at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. North Tahoe is facing Silver Stage at the right time seeing as Silver Stage is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Dayton, they are taking a road trip to face off against Coral Academy of Science - Reno at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Dayton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.9 points per game this season.
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