The Spring Mountain Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Laughlin Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Spring Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Pahranagat Valley, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Spring Mountain was ranked fourth). Spring Mountain was beaten by Pahranagat Valley 48-8 on Friday. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-0.
Meanwhile, Laughlin came up short against Indian Springs last Friday, falling 50-24. The Cougars have struggled against the Thunderbirds recently, as their game last Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Anthony Celi-Brookins, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. James Robertson was in the mix as well, providing Laughlin with two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Spring Mountain and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Laughlin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Spring Mountain against Laughlin in their previous matchup back in September of 2019 as the squad secured a 58-26 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Laughlin's Malik Ksouri, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Spring Mountain to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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