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| 09/19/25 - Home | 50-7 W |
| 09/20/24 - Home | 49-8 W |
| 09/15/23 - Away | 48-0 W |
| 08/30/19 - Home | 36-12 W |
| 08/24/18 - Away | 26-14 W |
| + 3 more games |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elko). They breezed past the South Tahoe Vikings to the tune of 50-7 on Friday. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Ethan Kraintz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 89 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (163.2).
Elko's run defense was locked in: South Tahoe could only muster 2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Ryder Miller for the heroic effort on defense: he. Elko's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.2.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 19 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Coy Jones, who ran a punt back for a touchdown. Another bright spot was a kickoff return touchdown from him.
Elko's record is now 5-0. As for South Tahoe, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Elko will face off against rival Truckee at 7:00 p.m. on October 3. Meanwhile, South Tahoe is set to take on their familiar foe Lowry at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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