The Sierra Vista Mountain Lions will challenge the Pinecrest Academy Cadence Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sierra Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Legacy, who was ranked 14th at the time (Sierra Vista was ranked 12th). Everything went Sierra Vista's way against Legacy on Tuesday as Sierra Vista made off with a 32-12 victory. Sierra Vista's win was all the more impressive since the Longhorns were averaging only 13.89 points allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest Academy Cadence entered their tilt with Somerset Sky Pointe on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They claimed a resounding 47-0 victory over the Eagles.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence found their leader in sophomore Danielle Maurer, who rushed for 171 yards and one touchdown on only five carries, and also caught one touchdown. The dominant performance gave Maurer a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Leyton Gasperosky, who threw for 115 yards and three touchdowns.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. They are a perfect 4-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Alia Bindrup.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.5 points. As for Sierra Vista, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Sierra Vista came up short against Pinecrest Academy Cadence in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 26-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gasperosky, who threw for 178 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 48 yards. Now that Sierra Vista knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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