Spanish Springs has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. After each having a week off, they and the McQueen Lancers will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. McQueen took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Spanish Springs, who comes in off a win.
Spanish Springs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Reno, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Spanish Springs was ranked ninth). Spanish Springs was the clear victor by a 34-12 margin over Reno last Friday. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won three games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Tyson Mcneil went supernova for Spanish Springs, throwing for 218 yards and three touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 30 yards. Brady Hummel was another key player, picking up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Spanish Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 63.4 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 193.3.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Spanish Springs' defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Hunter Mclean and Dawson Gubler, who racked up five sacks between them.
Meanwhile, McQueen was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by Douglas 49-21.
Spanish Springs' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for McQueen, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Spanish Springs didn't have too much breathing room in their match against McQueen when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory. Does Spanish Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will McQueen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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