On Friday, Spring Mountain faced Tonopah in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Spring Mountain Eagles were outmatched by the Tonopah Muckers at home and fell 34-6. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 66-18 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Dustin Otteson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Tonopah, rushing for 235 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Those 235 rushing yards gave Otteson a new career-high.
This is the second loss in a row for Spring Mountain and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Tonopah, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Spring Mountain will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Beatty at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. As for Tonopah, they will face off against Indian Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tonopah knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Indian Springs likes a good challenge.
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