On Friday, Round Mountain faced Tonopah in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Round Mountain Knights were beaten by the Tonopah Muckers 60-6. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Muckers: they've now lost eight in a row.
Tonopah got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Dustin Otteson out in front who rushed for 219 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Otteson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 144 rushing yards dating back to last season. Brekken Miller also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Round Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Tonopah, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Round Mountain will be playing at home against Spring Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Round Mountain will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Tonopah, they will venture away from home to square off against Beatty at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Beatty is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.6 points per game this season.
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