Wells hasn't had much luck against Pyramid Lake recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Wells Leopards will venture away from home to challenge the Pyramid Lake Lakers at 7:00 p.m.
Wells is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Virginia City, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Wells was ranked 13th). Wells took a blow against Virginia City on Saturday, falling 48-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Leopards were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pyramid Lake). They breezed by Owyhee at home to the tune of 54-0 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Lakers have posted since October 14, 2023.
Wells' loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Pyramid Lake, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Wells was dealt a bruising 54-6 defeat at the hands of Pyramid Lake in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pyramid Lake's Cash Hall, who rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 58 yards and a touchdown. Now that Wells knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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