The Lowry Buckaroos are taking a road trip to take on the South Tahoe Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lowry is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Lowry is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Fernley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lowry had to suffer through a 79-47 loss at the hands of Fernley. Even though they lost, the Buckaroos' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 27.1 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Lowry might have lost, but man, Erick Valencia was a machine: he rushed for 222 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 102 yards while completing 83.3% of his passes. With that strong performance, Valencia is now averaging an impressive 114 rushing yards per game. Jaden Jimenez also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 93 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Lowry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, South Tahoe can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They snuck past Sparks with a 30-24 victory.
Lowry's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for South Tahoe, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Lowry strolled past South Tahoe in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 38-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lowry since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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