Reed has gone 10-0 against Douglas recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. Reed knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Douglas likes a good challenge.
Reed is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Bishop Manogue, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Reed was ranked tenth). Reed fell 42-35 to Bishop Manogue last Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Miners: they've now lost four in a row.
Reed might have lost, but man, Nishaan Bajwa was a machine: he rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 127 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Bajwa a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Reed was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 252 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Douglas hadn't done well against McQueen recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Friday. Douglas breezed by McQueen on the road to the tune of 49-21. Considering the Tigers have won three contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Among those leading the charge was Jackson Ovard, who threw for 188 yards and three touchdowns.
Reed moved to 5-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Douglas, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Reed beat Douglas 21-14 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Reed repeat their success, or does Douglas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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