The Fernley Vaqueros will challenge the Churchill County Greenwave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Fernley sitting on four straight victories and Churchill County on seven.
If Fernley beats Churchill County with 38 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Vaqueros walked away with a 38-29 win over Truckee last Saturday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Vaqueros' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked eighth in Nevada, while the Wolverines are ranked 145th in California).
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Keeshawn Love and Ivan Esparza. Love had a great game and rushed for 178 yards and one TD. Meanwhile, Esparza did his best for the losing side, rushing for 66 yards and one score.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Churchill County). They claimed a resounding 53-0 victory over Dayton. Fans of the Greenwave have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Churchill County's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Fernley, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Fernley was able to grind out a solid win over Churchill County in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 31-21. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Greenwave's Matthew Bird, who rushed for 73 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also threw for 137 yards and one TD while completing 71.4% of his passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Vaqueros still be able to contain Bird? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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