Douglas is 1-6 against McQueen since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Douglas Tigers will head out to square off against the McQueen Lancers at 7:00 p.m. Douglas is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Douglas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Spanish Springs, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Douglas was ranked 15th). Douglas fell just short of Spanish Springs by a score of 31-28 on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Tigers have let down their home crowd.
The losing side was boosted by Jackson Ovard, who threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Meanwhile, McQueen ended up a good deal behind Bishop Manogue on Friday and lost 45-26. The Lancers haven't had much luck with the Miners recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
McQueen might have lost, but man, Cooper Craft was a machine: he threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown. Craft has become a key player for McQueen: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise. 83 of those passing yards were hauled in by Alex Hancock.
The loss snapped Douglas' winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for McQueen, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Douglas has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 193 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like McQueen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 171.9. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Douglas suffered a grim 51-30 defeat to McQueen when the teams last played back in September of 2022. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Douglas was down 38-10.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
